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Health News Digest: Read the Fine Print

19-Feb-18 16:00

Health News Digest: Read the Fine Print

We bring the latest in health news. This week, Tee Shiao Eek and Juliet Jacobs join Tina Carmillia to discuss home births and doulas, following the death of a baby born in an unassisted birth in Johor. They read the nutrition labels of several food products, including Milo, to see what all the fuss is about; and finally they discuss whether they would take a blood test that could identify Alzheimer's disease.

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0:00 - Intro

2:56 - Milo and nutrition labels (Source: Asian Correspondent)

14:44 - Doula and pregnancy risks (Source: The Star)

30:27 - Alzheimer's and blood tests (Source: BBC)

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If you missed the past shows referenced in this conversation, check out Killers in Obstetrics with consultant obstetric anaesthesiologist Prof Chan Yoo Kuen, and Brain Waves #12: DNA 101 with neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek and Tina Carmillia

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek and Tina Carmillia


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