Sound Medicine: January 20, 2008

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Published January 20, 2008 at 2:32 PM EST

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Topics for this week include: Tips for Sinus Sufferers; Pneumonia Shots; Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe; A Sceptical Look at Energy Drinks; How Healthy is Milk?; Compulsive Hoarders; Book: The Lobotomist

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