Yushchenko Was Poisoned, Austrian Doctors Say
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Ukraine's liberal presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko passes a poster showing him before his illness as he leaves a hall after a news conference in Kiev on Dec. 10.
Doctors in Vienna say Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by dioxin. The opposition leader has suffered from stomach ulcers, severe acne and terrible pain since the fall. What are the effects of dioxin? Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Dr. Arnold Schecter, of the University of Texas School of Public Health.
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