Episode 82 - October 13, 2008
from ACS Science Elements Hosted by American Chemical Society
How a common pollutant may cause iodine in breast milk to drop to dangerously low levels. Key advances toward an effective treatment for a hereditary disease called spinal muscular atrophy. Finally, evidence that eating chicken soup may help fight high blood pressure.
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