Headlines one day say: "A Step Closer to a Cancer Cure' or 'Red Wine Prevents Heart Disease.' But the next day, the headline will say "Cure for Cancer Miles Away" or "Red Wine Can Bad for Women." How can an informed consumer make sense of the conflicting scientific and medical research we see everyday? Join Kojo to explore how medical experiments scientific research are translated for public consumption, and what can be done to improve the usefulness of health & nutrition reporting.
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How to Make Medical Research Work in YOUR Life
Listen Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Economy, Health, ScienceGuests
Nancy Shute
Senior Writer, US News and World Report
Vicky Rideout
Vice-President, and Director of the Program for The Study of Media and Health, Kaiser Family Foundation
Louis Weiner, MD
Director, the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital; also Chair, Department of Oncology, and Associate Vice President of Georgetown University Medical Center
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