Sound Medicine: May 13, 2007

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Published May 13, 2007 at 12:43 PM EDT

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Topics for the week of May 13, 2007: childhood obesity and early puberty in girls; the Cancer Prevention 3 study; how depression and cardiovascular health are related; Indy’s Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School; and an interview with Ira Flatow, host of NPR’s Science Friday radio show.

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