Moments in Medicine podcast - Clothing as Medicine

Friday 15 May 2009 15:40 BST
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(Reuters)

Featuring the history of the corset, the second in our series of Moments in Medicine podcasts explores the way that clothing has been used to both prevent and even cure disease.

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