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050 00 $aR133$b.G695 2011
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245 00 $aGreat discoveries in medicine /$cedited by William & Helen Bynum.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bThames & Hudson,$c2011.
300 $a304 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ;$c27 cm.
500 $a"With 382 illustrations, 342 in colour."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index.
520 $a"An unrivaled account of turning points and breakthroughs in medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to the latest technology"--P. [4] of jacket.
505 0 $aNo. 1 Discovering The Body : 01.Egyptian Medicine -- Art, archaeology, papyri & human remains -- 02.Chinese Medicine -- Understanding the whole -- 03.Medicine in India -- Ayurveda in context -- 04.Humours & Pneumas -- The Hippocratic tradition -- 05.Islamic Medicine -- Transmission & innovation -- 06.Dissecting the Body -- Laying bare the flesh -- 07.Pathological Anatomy -- Cutting the corpse -- 08.Cell Theory -- Units of life -- 09.Neuron Theory -- The last cellular frontier -- 10.Molecules -- The chemistry of life -- No. 2 Understanding Health & Disease -- 11.Circulation -- What goes round comes round -- 12.Bedlam & Beyond -- Confining the mad -- 13.The Milieu Interieur -- The importance of equilibrium -- 14.Germs -- The greatest medical discovery? -- 15.Parasites & Vectors -- Insects & disease -- 16.Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy -- The talking cures -- 17.Hormones -- Chemical messengers -- 18.Immunology -- The body's defences -- 19.The Genetic Revolution -- From genes to genome -- 20.The Evolution of Cancer -- Hijacking the body -- 21.Complementary Medicine -- Curing through nature
505 0 $aNo. 3 Tools Of The Trade -- 22.The Stethoscope -- Listening in -- 23.The Microscope -- Discovering new worlds -- 24.The Hypodermic Syringe -- Getting under the skin -- 25.The Thermometer -- 'M̀easure is medicine' -- 26.X-rays & Radiotherapy -- Invisible light illuminates the body -- 27.The Sphygmomanometer -- Feeling the pressure -- 28.Defibrillators -- Rescuing the dying -- 29.Lasers -- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation -- 30.The Endoscope -- Seeing round corners -- 31. Imaging the Body -- Beyond the X-ray -- 32. The Incubator -- Re-inventing the womb -- 33. Medical Robots -- A helping hand -- 34. Plague -- Death on the grand scale -- 35. Typhus -- Preying on the weak -- 36.Cholera -- The deadliest diarrhoea -- 37.Puerperal Fever -- Killer of mothers -- 38.Tuberculosis -- Spitting blood -- 39.Influenza A -- A mutating virus -- 40. Smallpox -- Eradicating a disease -- 41.Polio -- The summer plague -- 42.HIV -- A start reminder
505 0 $aNo. 5 'À Pill For Every Ill' -- 43.Opium -- Pleasure & pain -- 44.Quinine -- The bark against the bite -- 45.Digitalis -- Tonic for the heart -- 46.Penicillin -- The healing mould -- 47.The Pill -- A woman's choice -- 48.Drugs for the Mind -- Treating mental suffering -- 49.Ventolin -- Breathing easier -- 50.Beta-Blockers -- Designer drugs -- 51.Statins -- Lowering cholesterol -- No. 6 Surgical Breakthroughs -- 52.Pare & Wounds -- Innovation on the battlefield -- 53.Anaesthesia -- Revolutionizing surgery -- 54.Antisepsis & Asepsis -- Clean surgery -- 55.Blood Transfusion -- The gift relationship -- 56.Neurosurgery -- The approach to the brain -- 57.Cataract Surgery -- Restoring lost sight -- 58.Caesarean Section -- F̀rom His Mother's womb/Untimely ripped' -- 59.Cardiac Surgery -- Pushing the limits -- 60.Transplant Surgery -- Diseases & organs, self & non-self -- 61.Hip Replacement -- New for old -- 62.Keyhole Surgery -- Through the looking glass
505 0 $aNo. 7 Medical Triumphs -- 63.Vaccines -- Preventing disease -- 64.Vitamins -- Accessory food factors -- 65.Insulin -- 'À force of magical activity' -- 66.Dialysis -- The artificial kidney -- 67.Smoking & Health -- Lifestyle & medicine -- 68.Assisted Reproduction -- IVF & embryo transfer -- 69.The Pap Smear & Human Papilloma Virus -- A preventable cancer -- 70.Helicobacter Pylori & Peptic Ulcer -- Bacteria in an unexpected place.
650 0 $aMedicine$xHistory.
650 0 $aMedical sciences$xHistory.
650 12 $aHistory of Medicine.
650 7 $aMedicine$xHistory.$2sears
700 1 $aBynum, W. F.$q(William F.),$d1943-
700 1 $aBynum, Helen.