Sound Medicine: September 23, 2007

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Published September 23, 2007 at 12:19 PM EDT

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Topics this week include: Patient Navigator Services; Pregnant Smokers; Alli, the OTC Diet Pill; Corneal Transplant Research; How We Choose Mates; Ginseng for Fatigue; Hispanic Folk Remedies

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Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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