December 13th Show
Last show of the week. Here's what's cooking:
Our first hour topic is very close to my heart. More and more people are self-diagnosing and searching for medical treatment on the Internet. For me, googling my latest ache or pain is upgraded behavior. In the past, hospital T.V. dramas did the trick. It is true that I once waltzed into my doctor's office and informed him that the red spot on my leg needed the same treatment that a group of red spotted nuns received from Dr. Doug Ross on ER. Turns out my one red spot was not worthy of an hour on a highly-rated nighttime drama series and I did not in fact have meningitis. Perhaps, had I gone to the web and typed in "rash" I would have known this ahead of time and not asked my doctor for a spinal tap. Ah, well. At any rate, turns out a lot of people walk into the doctor's office over-informed. And some take it even further and research which school their doctor received their medical degree, and what journals they've been published in. Guests will talk today about these so-called 'cyber-chondriacs' (isn't that a great term?) and how the internet has changed the dynamic between doctor and patient. At the end of the first hour, syndicated columnist Amy Dickinson joins us. We were so intrigued by the story of John Darwin, the British man who faked his own death to avoid paying off debts only to suddenly turn up five years later, that we wanted to "Ask Amy" what makes people believe that the only solution under extreme stress is to flee? Remember the runaway bride?
At a press conference scheduled for this afternoon, former senator George Mitchell is expected to release a report that will detail the use of performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball. Mitchell has been looking into allegations of steroid use since last year. In the second hour, we'll hear the results of his investigation and talk to New York Times correspondent Alan Schwarz who will be at today's press conference. At the end of the hour, we will talk about the ice storms that have crippled the mid-western region. Even as the ice begins to thaw, power outages, ice-covered roads and falling icicled tree limbs are making the recovery process slow. Callers will tell their stories of how they are coping or have coped in a major ice storm.
Have a great upcoming weekend.
11:06 AM ET | 12-13-2007 | permalink
