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EL PASO PRIME TIME: Border Biomedical Research Center

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In this encore presentation, host Florence Schwein talks with Dr. Marc Cox of the Border Biomedical Research Center at UTEP.  He talks about why men should not feel shame in being tested for prostate cancer - the disease affects 1 in 6 American men.  Dr. Cox also talks about researching contaminants in the Rio Grande, and why certain chemicals and drug residues in our water system could act as endocrine disrupters.  http://faculty.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=faculty.utep.edu/coxlab

Aired May 11, 2013.

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