Sound Medicine: February 3, 2008

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Published February 3, 2008 at 2:34 PM EST

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Topics this week include: Statin Drugs: What Now?; Caffeine and Miscarriage; Problem with Donated Blood; Supreme Court Rejects Appeal for Non-Approved Drugs; Morgellons Disease Controversy; Return to Psychedelic Drugs; Medical Errors by Trainee Doctors; New Leader for Nursing's Honor Society

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