Is it Safe to Go Under the Microscope?

Updated: Wednesday, 01 Apr 2009, 11:22 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Apr 2009, 11:22 PM EDT

Tisha Thompson
tisha.thompson@foxtv.com

Are you feeling sick or battling a chronic disease? There's probably a clinic that's looking for you.

Hundreds of people all over the country are recruited each year to serve as medical clinical trial participants.

But before you go under the microscope, FOX 5's Tisha Thompson exposes the benefits and risks.

Here are some links we mentioned during this story:

Georgetown University Clinical Trials Office

The Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University

Impact Clinical Trials

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