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Controversy over Vitamin Supplements

Scientists disagree over findings on long-term benefits of taking vitamin supplements

Reactions to findings that vitamin supplements have no impact on cardio-vascular disease and no long-term benefits generally.
Also: a new polio vaccination campaign in Chad, following the discovery of 26 polio cases there.
The world's first windpipe transplant, grown using a patient's stem cells.
How a psychologist's presence can make a major difference to a child's stay in hospital.

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