‘Has drug testing gotten significantly better recently’ is the question we ask as this week more baseball players are banned for doping, and whether its a factor in Lance Armstrong’s decision to end his years-long duel with the US Anti-Doping Agency over questions of whether he used performance enhancing drugs and techniques. Also, interesting stories on alcohol: in long term relationships, men drink less, and women drink more. Also binge-drinking college students are happier, whether they are richer and poorer.