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Space program reaps medical benefits on Earth

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VideoMedical Correspondent Eileen O'Connor looks at the benefits of space-based medical research.
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December 21, 1999
Web posted at: 4:29 p.m. EST (2129 GMT)

(CNN) -- Just about everything an astronaut does -- even the equipment they wear -- benefits patients back on Earth.

From insights into sleep disorders to studying the effects of climate change on developing countries ... CNN's Eileen O'Conner reports on medical windfalls from the space program.


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