Sound Medicine: September 9, 2007

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Published September 9, 2007 at 12:18 PM EDT

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Topics for this week's show include: The Mercy Foundation; Obesity, a Virus?; Medical Residents' Work Week; Allergen-Free Peanuts; Impending Rise in Alzheimer's Cases; Meet a Home-Health Aid

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