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Episode #12 - Before you pop that Tylenol, listen to this podcast

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Jun 15, 201600:25:37Science & Medicine

How confident are you that the drugs you take, whether they're over-the-counter or prescription, are totally understood by the companies who make them? Drug makers know what their products do when they enter your body, r...

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