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Rise of Victorian diseases - and how to avoid them

Known as the disease of kings, gout is one of the many historical diseases making a comeback in the UK.

We commonly perceive diseases like rickets, tuberculosis, whooping cough and ringworm as illnesses belonging to a bygone era. Yet statistics from the NHS and a new report from Gout Nation UK 2014 show that these conditions, commonly linked to malnutrition, are on the rise.

Dr Chris is here to talk through the conditions to watch out for, their symptoms, and how to avoid them.

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