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    The Bitter Truth on Junk Science

    Junk science is making the headlines as never before. It's so bad that the editor-in-chief of one of the world's best-known medical journals says, "half of all scientific literature is fault." Who can we trust?

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 2, 2015 • 51m Listen

    Junk science is making the headlines as never before. It's so bad that the editor-in-chief of one of the world's best-known medical journals says, "half of all scientific literature is fault." Who can we trust?

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