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Albany, NY – Clinical trials are defined as biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol. In less lofty words...it's testing new medical treatments on human guinea pigs. In the US, the ethical and legal codes that govern medical practice also apply to clinical trials. But what about the developing world? On today's Health Show...a report on possible unethical practices in India.
We'll also hear how people are hitting the road in a new fund raising project to fight Inflammatory Bowel Disease...and talk with an author who's Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome has produced it fair share of awkward and, according to him, humorous moments.