| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:04 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:04 AEST |
National medical reporter Sophie Scott looks at an amazing new procedure to replace a heart valve without open heart surgery, new predictions about the cost of obesity and a better way to detect lung cancer.
Some Australians stranded in Bangkok are being told that their travel insurance won't be valid.
Scientists say they've pinpointed certain gene combinations which make some suffer longer than others.
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