Sound Medicine: October 14, 2007

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Published October 14, 2007 at 12:57 PM EDT

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Topics this week include: Fall Allergies and Children; The Mysterious Human Heart; Diabetes and Women; Women's Knee Replacements; Cervical Artificial Disc; Asthma and Allergies; Lucid Dreams.

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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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