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Bone marrow transplant to combat Batten’s disease (1993)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Barry Daniels whose son, Rhys Daniels, has received a bone marrow transplant to try and combat the rare Batten’s disease. He talks about further treatment Rhys is receiving; how he can come...

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Alzheimer expert on Ronald Reagan (1994)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Alzheimer’s disease expert Dr Robert Butler following the diagnosis of former US President Ronald Reagan with the disease. Interviewer not heard.

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Boots for Sheep to Stop Disease

Date released

28 Sep 1936

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

287

NoS ID

055188

Story no

12 / 16

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Londoners on CJD and eating beef (1995)

Genre

Vox pop

Robert Allen interviews Londoners outside a MacDonald’s restaurant in King Street, Hammersmith, on the scare over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (so-called Mad Cow disease or BSE) and the connection with eating...

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4 million pounds for heart disease research (1994)

Genre

Interview

Dr Ian Baird of the British Heart Foundation on the high death rates from heart disease in Britain and the research the charity is to undertake into causes with 4 million pounds of its money. Interviewer not...

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CJD scare (1995)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Professor John Pattison from the UK Government’s advisory committee on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (so-called Mad Cow disease or BSE). He says the removal of beef from school meals is...

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CJD scare (1995)

Genre

Interview

Interview with shadow Agriculture Minister Dr Gavin Strang on the Government’s record regarding Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (so-called Mad Cow disease or BSE) and food safety of beef. Interviewer not heard.

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Roving Camera Reports: Minister Tells of Foot and Mouth Disease

Date released

2 Jun 1952

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1921

NoS ID

069968

Story no

6 / 8

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Fighting Fungi

Date released

1975

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

169

NoS ID

325715

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: Fighting disease with a fungus is a principle of crucial importance in medicine since the discovery of penicillin. Now it’s found to work in the plant world too: pear trees are being...

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Scientist warns of human mad cow link (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview

A leading scientist is claiming that people are dying from an illness linked to mad cow disease. Dr Gareth Roberts says Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease, or...

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