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The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science
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The Medical Detectives
In Each True Story, Local Health Authorities And Epidemiologists Race Against Time To Find The Clue To An Unknown And Possibly Fatal Disease. Eleven Blue Men -- A Pig From Jersey -- A Game Of Wild Ind...ians -- The Incurable Wound -- Ch₃co₂c₆h₄co₂h (aspirin) -- The Liberace Room -- Impression : Essentially Normal -- A Swim In The Nile -- The Orange Man -- The Dead Mosquitoes -- Something A Little Unusual -- A Man Named Hoffman -- Three Sick Babies -- The West Branch Study -- The Huckleby Hogs -- All I Could Do Was Stand In The Woods -- As Empty As Eve -- Two Blue Hands -- Antipathies -- Sandy -- A Rainy Day On The Vineyard -- Live And Let Live -- The Fumigation Chamber -- A Lean Cuisine -- The Foulest And Nastiest Creatures That Be. Berton Roueché. The Classic Collection Of Award-winning Medical Investigative Reporting--cover. All Of The Material In This Book Has Previously Appeared In The New Yorker In Somewhat Different Form--t.p. Verso. Includes Index.
Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine
Chronicles The History Of Medicine, Including The Role Of Doctors, Various Attempts At Controlling Disease, And The Progress Of Hospitals. Ch. 1. Disease -- Ch. 2. Doctors -- Ch. 3. The Body -- Ch. 4.... The Laboratory -- Ch. 5. Therapies -- Ch. 6. Surgery -- Ch. 7. The Hospital -- Ch. 8. Medicine In Modern Society. Roy Porter. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 171-186) And Index.
Deadly Diseases (Horrible Science)
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Science and Health: With Key to the Scriptures
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Textbook of Medical Laboratory Technology
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Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine [with Student Consult Online Access]
This internationally renowned, best-selling textbook provides a rational and easily understood basis for the practice of clinical medicine. Since it was first published, this comprehensive text has me...t the requirements of several generations of medical students preparing for their examinations, while serving as a valuable reference for doctors in training. The publication of the 19th Edition marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of the book. The smart way to study! Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience. Your purchase of this book entitles you to access www.studentconsult.com at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you... • Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book. • Integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles. • Content clipping for your handheld. • An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources. • The more STUDENT CONSULT titles you buy, the more resources you can access online! • Look for the STUDENT CONSULT logo on your favorite Elsevier textbooks!
Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World
In This Book, The Author Tells The Hidden Stories Of History's Most Amazing Medical Discoveries. This Isn't Dry History: These Are Life And Death Mysteries Uncovered, Tales Of Passionate, Often Mocked... Individuals Who Stood Their Ground And Were Proven Right; They Include A Colorful Cast Of Characters Whose Discoveries Were Often Driven Not Only By Personal Tragedy, Curiosity, And Hard Work, But Also Petty Bickering, Dumb Luck, And A Healthy Dose Of Humor. From Germs To Genetics, The Ancient Hippocrates To The Cutting Edge, These Are Events That Have Changed The World, And Saved Lives. He Discusses Ten World Changing Revolutions In Medicine And The Human Discoveries That Made Them Possible, The Stories Behind Antibiotics, Vaccines, Dna, X-rays, And More. He Relates What Happened, How It Happened, And What It Means Today. Revolutionary Medical Breakthroughs Like These Haven't Just Changed The Way We Treat Disease, They Have Transformed How We Understand Ourselves And The World We Live In. The World's First Physician : Hippocrates And The Discovery Of Medicine -- How Cholera Saved Civilization : The Discovery Of Sanitation -- Invisible Invaders : The Discovery Of Germs And How They Cause Disease -- For The Relief Of Unbearable Pain : The Discovery Of Anesthesia -- I'm Looking Through You : The Discovery Of X-rays -- The Scratch That Saved A Million Lives : The Discovery Of Vaccines -- From Ancient Molds To Modern Miracles : The Discovery Of Antibiotics -- Breaking God's Code : The Discovery Of Heredity, Genetics, And Dna -- Medicines For The Mind : The Discovery Of Drugs For Madness, Sadness, And Fear -- A Return To Tradition : The Rediscovery Of Alternative Medicine -- Epilogue. Jon Queijo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 261-278) And Index.
Doctors: The Biography of Medicine
How does medical science advance? Popular historians would have us believe that a few heroic individuals, possessing superhuman talents, lead an unselfish quest to better the human condition. But as r...enowned Yale surgeon and medical historian Sherwin B. Nuland shows in this brilliant collection of linked life portraits, the theory bears little resemblance to the truth.Through the centuries, the men and women Who have shaped the world of medicine have been not only very human people but also very much the products of their own times and places. Presenting compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers, Doctors gives us the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine — told through the lives of the physician-scientists whose deeds and determination paved the way. Ranging from the legendary Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, to Andreas Vesalius, whose Renaissance masterwork on anatomy offered invaluable new insight into the human body, to Helen Taussig, founder of pediatric cardiology and co-inventor of the original "blue baby" operation, here is a volume filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery. Says The New York Times, "Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved." Publishers Weekly To tell the story of medicine since Hippocrates and Galen, Nuland, a surgeon and faculty member of the Yale School of Medicine, focuses on the personalities and careers of medical innovators since the 16th century who epitomized the scientific climate and culture of their period. His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius, whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body, to Barnard's high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today. Medical landmarks include Harvey's charting of the circulatory system, Laennec's invention of the diagnostic stethoscope, and the discovery of germs and antisepsis by Pasteur and Lister. Nuland also notes contributions by Americans (Halsted and Cushing among them), as well as advances in transfusions, anesthesia, medical training and surgery. Having documented the transition of doctors from personal healers to reductionist technicians concerned primarily with disease, he welcomes efforts by today's physicians to return to a more humanistic approach. (May)
Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine
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