Sound Medicine 10-02-11

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Published October 2, 2011 at 12:00 AM EDT

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This week, drug testing for NFL players; a birth control pill for men; medical myths with Aaron Carroll and Rachel Vreeman; and part for of our series on healers. Also, cancer sniffing dogs and child abuse linked to poor economic times.

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