An edition of Great discoveries in medicine
(2011)
Great discoveries in medicine
by W. F. Bynum and Helen Bynum
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"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.
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Great Discoveries in Medicine: From Ayurveda to X-Rays, Cancer to Covid
2023, Thames & Hudson
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Table of Contents
No. 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
No. 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
No. 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
No. 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.
Edition Notes
"With 382 illustrations, 342 in colour."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index.
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