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Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
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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.
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
"To combine enormous knowledge with a delightful style and a highly idiosyncratic point of view is Roy Porter's special gift, and it makes [this] book . . . alive and fascinating and provocative on ev...ery page."—Oliver Sacks, M.D. Hailed as "a remarkable achievement" (Boston Sunday Globe) and as "a triumph: simultaneously entertaining and instructive, witty and thought-provoking . . . a splendid and thoroughly engrossing book" (Los Angeles Times), Roy Porter's charting of the history of medicine affords us an opportunity as never before to assess its culture and science and its costs and benefits to mankind. Porter explores medicine's evolution against the backdrop of the wider religious, scientific, philosophical, and political beliefs of the culture in which it develops, covering ground from the diseases of the hunter-gatherers to today's threat of AIDS and ebola, from the clearly defined conviction of the Hippocratic oath to the muddy ethical dilemmas of modern-day medicine. Offering up a treasure trove of historical surprises along the way, this book "has instantly become the standard single-volume work in its field" (The Lancet). "The author's perceptiveness is, as usual, scalpel-sharp; his manner genially bedside; his erudition invigorating." - Simon Schama "...praised by Sherwin Nuland & Oliver Sacks for its thorough & intriguing look at medicine's evolution & the societal & cultural revolutions it instigated...details changes in public health & medical specialties & practices."
Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce
Documents The History Of The Use Of Human Blood In Medicine And The Development Of Its Collection By Blood Banks Into A Worldwide Commerce. Pt. 1. Blood Magic -- Ch. 1. Blood Of A Gentle Calf -- Ch. 2.... There Is No Remedy As Miraculous As Bleeding -- Ch. 3. Strange Agglutination -- Pt. 2. Blood Wars -- Ch. 4. Blood On The Hoof -- Ch. 5. Prelude To A Blood Bath -- Ch. 6. War Begins -- Ch. 7. Blood Cracks Like Oil -- Ch. 8. Blood At The Front -- Pt. 3. Blood Money -- Ch. 9. Dr. Naito -- Ch. 10. Dr. Cohn -- Ch. 11. Blood Boom -- Ch. 12. Bad Blood -- Ch. 13. Wildcat Days -- Ch. 14. Blood-services Complex -- Ch. 15. Outbreak -- Ch. 16. All Our Lots Are Contaminated -- Ch. 17. Judgment. Douglas Starr. Reprinted By Arrangement With Alfred A. Knopf--t.p. Verso. Originally Published As: Blood, An Epic Story Of Medicine And Commerce. New York : A.a. Knopf, 1998. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [357]-414) And Index.
The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times, through the scholastic medieval traditio...n and the Enlightenment to the present day. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W.F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine-such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the introduction of anesthesia, X-Rays, vaccinations, and many other innovations, as well as the rise of experimental medicine. The book also explores Western medicine's encounters with Chinese and Indian medicine, as well as nontraditional treatments such as homeopathy, chiropractic, and other alternative medicines. Covering a vast amount of information, this Very Short Introduction sheds new light on medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies, such as the spiraling costs of health care, lack of health insurance for millions, breakthrough treatments, and much more. For readers who wish to understand the how we have arrived at our current state of medical practice and knowledge, this book is essential reading.
Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages
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Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind's Continuing Struggle Against It
The Compelling And Sometimes Frightening Stories Of 30 Deadly Diseases - And Of Humanity's Efforts To Combat Them.
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)
Disease & History
An updated edition of this classic text which explores the impact of disease on the great events in history. The most powerful individuals and societies can be brought down by disease, such as plagues..., smallpox, AIDS and SARS epidemics.
Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine
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