Sound Medicine 01-16-11 from Sound Medicine

This week: advice for exercising while sick; Dartmouth research on end-of-life care; why self-diagnosis on the Internet is a bad idea; and an interview with the co-author of the book Breakthrough, the history of the discovery of medical insulin. Also, why you should research health concerns when preparing to travel overseas. Listen to the podcast.

The Health Show #1184 from The Health Show

At the beginning of the 20th century, the worldwide medical community was searching for the secret to controlling a disease that, at the time, was a death sentence: diabetes. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll talk to an author of a new, fascinating book on that search that centers around the daughter of a man who was, at the time, one of the most well known and powerful men in America. Then we’ll hear about a recent conference on the future of nursing in the US...and our friend Sandy D returns with a holiday un-fairy tale.

Download the podcast here. This book is about Elizabeth Hughes, one of the first diabetics to be treated with insulin, and a daughter of a very powerful man.