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  1. Government chief medical officer on withdrawal of Junior Aspirin (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Government chief medical officer Dr Donald Acheson, who announced the withdrawal of Junior Aspirin which has been linked to Reyes Syndrome. He advises anyone who has the drug to dispose of it....

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  2. AIDS summit in London (1988)

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    Interview

    Interview with Sir Donald Acheson, Chief Medical Officer, on latest AIDS research and hopes for progress; coincides with a major AIDS summit with health ministers from around the world starting in London....

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  3. Government warning on salmonella (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Donald Acheson, about a new health warning following the outbreak of twenty-six cases of salmonella poisoning linked to raw or undercooked eggs....

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  4. Chief Medical Officer Donald Acheson on salmonella in eggs (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Richard Bestic reports from Westminster following MP Edwina Currie’s claims that most egg production in the country is infected with salmonella. Britain’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Donald Acheson,...

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  5. Listeria warning (1989)

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    Interview

    Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson warns pregnant women and patients whose immune system is suppressed to avoid certain kinds of soft cheeses and ready to eat poultry. Hygienic practice is advised....

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  6. Botulism warning on hazelnut yoghurts (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Britain’s Chief Medical Officer is warning people not to buy any brand of hazelnut yoghurt, because of the risk of contracting botulism. Ten people are still seriously ill in hospital after eating...

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  7. AIDS warning to heterosexuals (1990)

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    Interview

    The infection rate of AIDS in heterosexuals has doubled in the past year and in an attempt to raise awareness Chief Medical Officer, Sir Donald Acheson, issues a warning. He stresses it is not just...

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  8. Pregnant women warned not to eat liver (1990)

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    Interview

    Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson on Government warnings to pregnant women to stay away from liver and liver products because of fears that its high vitamin A content may cause birth defects....

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  9. AIDS public health scare (1991)

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    Interview

    Political correspondent Peter Russell interviews the Government’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson about the AIDS scare caused by an infected gynaecology doctor who worked in Trafford in Manchester...

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  10. HIV screening (1991)

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    News report; Interview

    Report on the number and categories of people being screened for the AIDS virus. Health Minister, Virginia Bottomley on the measures being taken by the Government, the number of women infected with the...

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