Great Breakthroughs In Medicine

Author : Helen Bynum,William Bynum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780500291221

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Great Discoveries in Medicine by Helen Bynum,William Bynum Pdf

A series of seventy entries provides an unrivaled account of the international evolution of medical knowledge and practice, now in paperback. Sickness and health, birth and death, disease and cure: medicine and our understanding of the workings of our bodies and minds are an inextricable part of how we know who we are. With the science of healing now more vital than ever, as our bodies face new challenges from the globalizationof disease, environmental change, and increased longevity, Great Discoveries in Medicine is a timely guide to medicine’s achievements and its prospects for the future. An international team of distinguished experts provides an unrivaled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice, from ancient Egypt, India, and China to today’s latest technology, from bloodletting to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humors to the genetic revolution, from the stethoscope to the development of vaccines. They explain medicine’s turning points and conceptual changes in a refreshingly accessible way and answer some key questions: How has the bubonic plague influenced the course of human history? What effect did the birth control pill have on the lives of women and on society? What challenges does medicine face in our changing world?

Author : ROBERT. SNEDDEN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178950578X

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Great Breakthroughs in Medicine by ROBERT. SNEDDEN Pdf

Author : Jon Queijo
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780131372405

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Breakthrough! by Jon Queijo Pdf

Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these haven’t just changed the way we treat disease, they’ve transformed how we understand ourselves and the world we live in. In Breakthrough! How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World, Jon Queijo tells the hidden stories behind 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. From germs to genetics, the ancient Hippocrates to the cutting edge, these are stories that have changed the world–and, quite likely, saved your life.

Author : Meyer Friedman,Gerald W. Friedland
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0300173555

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Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries by Meyer Friedman,Gerald W. Friedland Pdf

In 1675, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, an unlearned haberdasher from Delft, placed a drop of rainwater under his microscope and detected thousands of tiny animals in it. Leeuwenhoek proceeded to examine the microscopic activity of his spittle, teeth plaque, and feces, and as the result of his findings the field of bacteriology was born. Some two hundred years later, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Wurzburg, invited his wife to his laboratory, asked her to place her hand on an unexposed photographic plate, turned on an electric current, and showed this terrified woman a picture of the bones of her hand. And so came the discovery of the X-ray. This absorbing book is the first to describe these and eight other monumental medical discoveries throughout history, bringing to life the scientific pioneers responsible for them and the excitement, frustrations, and jealousies that surrounded the final achievements. Two distinguished physicians, Meyer Friedman and Gerald W. Friedland, have drawn on their many years of experience as well as on that of world-renowned antiquarian book dealers, physician collectors of old and new medical publications, and medical school professors to single out these medical breakthroughs from thousands of candidates, and, in several cases, to provide information never before available. Their engrossing stories of the ten most significant discoveries will be read with enjoyment by anyone fascinated by the mysteries of medicine.

Author : Morton A. Meyers
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611451627

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Happy Accidents by Morton A. Meyers Pdf

A fascinating and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century.

Author : M. M. Eboch
Publisher : 12-Story Library
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Discoveries in science
ISBN : 1621430561

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The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs in Medicine by M. M. Eboch Pdf

This book features 12 of the most influential technology breakthroughs in medicine covering the major players in each breakthrough, its main turning points, and how it changed the way we live. --

Author : Meyer Friedman,Gerald W. Friedland
Publisher : Yale Nota Bene
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0300082789

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Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries by Meyer Friedman,Gerald W. Friedland Pdf

An informative, illustrated survey of the ten most significant discoveries in the history of medicine brings to life the scientific pioneers responsible for them and the emotions and rivalries that surrounded them, from bacteriology to the X-ray. UP.

Author : John Simmons
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0618152768

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Doctors and Discoveries by John Simmons Pdf

Traces the history of western medicine through the lives of its major contributors, profiling such well-known figures as Hippocrates and Louis Pasteur, as well as lesser-known scientists including Elle Metchnikoff and Samuel Hahnemann.

Author : M. M. Eboch
Publisher : 12-Story Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1632350750

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The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs in Medicine by M. M. Eboch Pdf

Technology Breakthroughs covers the important technological advances that have shaped history and society. Learn who the key players were in developing a technology, what the main turning points were, and how different advancements changed the way we live. Each book features 12 of the most influential technology breakthroughs in a particular arena: energy, robotics, computers, food, medicine, and transportation. This informative series will give you a fresh perspective on the most life-changing technological advancements through history up to today. Book jacket.

Author : Reader's Diges,Reader's Digest Editors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0276428633

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Medical Breakthroughs 2004 by Reader's Diges,Reader's Digest Editors Pdf

This volume tells the reader simply and clearly about the developments in the medical world, from faster ways of diagnosing problems to vaccines to cutting-edge surgical procedures. It includes case studies from people who have tried out procedures, surgery or drugs, along with special features.

Author : Robert Snedden
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781839405266

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Great Breakthroughs in Medicine by Robert Snedden Pdf

Throughout history, medical science has been at the helm of human development, from Neanderthals stitching their wounds with bone needles to modern organ transplantation. Robert Snedden explores this fascinating subject, marking not a straightforward trajectory from primitive guesswork to sophisticated science but rather a winding narrative of twists and turns. Discover how 7th century Buddhist monks used vaccination techniques 1300 years before their accepted discovery, or how traces of antibiotics were detected in Roman skeletons. Other topics include: • Hippocrates and the four humors • Public health and sanitation • Progress made into the science of mental health • Medical genetics, including DNA, blood types and genetic engineering Full of useful timelines, fact boxes and eye-catching images, this full-color hardback provides an engaging introduction to this far-reaching subject. It presents some of the pioneers of medical discovery, including household names such as Leonardo di Vinci and Edward Jenner as well as lesser known figures such as Benjamin Jetsey and William Harvey. Discover the astounding breakthroughs of medical history which changed the world.

Author : Robert W. Winters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781510712478

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Accidental Medical Discoveries by Robert W. Winters Pdf

Many of the world’s most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs: A plastic shard in an RAF pilot’s eye leads to the use of plastic for contact lenses. The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit’s bone leads to dental implants. Viagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris. A stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin. After studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. Accidental Medical Discoveries is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world – unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.

Author : Naomi Craft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Drug development
ISBN : 143512118X

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The Little Book of Medical Breakthroughs by Naomi Craft Pdf

Author : Sheryl Persson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781458767127

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Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation by Sheryl Persson Pdf

Since ancient times the search for cures for the great scourges that have afflicted humankind has been an ongoing quest, but it is only within the last 200 years that major breakthroughs have occurred and the development of modern medicine has accelerated. The stories behind these miraculous cures are those of intense rivalries and jealousies, bitter public humiliation, unswerving dedication, subterfuge, and great personal struggles. Often these medical advances have truly changed the world. When Edward Jenner developed the concept of vaccination, and with it the cure for smallpox, he found a way to defeat a disease that had affected half a billion people - more than all those affected by wars and other epidemics combined. And while the Black Death still lingers in pockets around the world, it no longer threatens to destroy entire civilisations as it once did. Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation uncovers the compelling stories of the men and women, innovations and accidents that have led to diseases from polio to syphilis, diphtheria to diabetes, tetanus to leukaemia no longer being the death sentences they once were. It also sounds a note of warning - for some of these diseases are fighting back. It is estimated that tuberculosis now claims one life every fifteen seconds, while new 'superbugs' are resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics. Diseases may once again threaten to crush the world's population, either in the form of biological warfare or simply because they want to survive as much as we do...

Author : Meredith Wadman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780698177789

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The Vaccine Race by Meredith Wadman Pdf

"A real jewel of science history...brims with suspense and now-forgotten catastrophe and intrigue...Wadman’s smooth prose calmly spins a surpassingly complicated story into a real tour de force."—The New York Times “Riveting . . . [The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with Rebecca Skloot's 2007 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”—Nature The epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the conquest of rubella and other devastating diseases. Until the late 1960s, tens of thousands of American children suffered crippling birth defects if their mothers had been exposed to rubella, popularly known as German measles, while pregnant; there was no vaccine and little understanding of how the disease devastated fetuses. In June 1962, a young biologist in Philadelphia, using tissue extracted from an aborted fetus from Sweden, produced safe, clean cells that allowed the creation of vaccines against rubella and other common childhood diseases. Two years later, in the midst of a devastating German measles epidemic, his colleague developed the vaccine that would one day wipe out homegrown rubella. The rubella vaccine and others made with those fetal cells have protected more than 150 million people in the United States, the vast majority of them preschoolers. The new cells and the method of making them also led to vaccines that have protected billions of people around the world from polio, rabies, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis A, shingles and adenovirus. Meredith Wadman’s masterful account recovers not only the science of this urgent race, but also the political roadblocks that nearly stopped the scientists. She describes the terrible dilemmas of pregnant women exposed to German measles and recounts testing on infants, prisoners, orphans, and the intellectually disabled, which was common in the era. These events take place at the dawn of the battle over using human fetal tissue in research, during the arrival of big commerce in campus labs, and as huge changes take place in the laws and practices governing who “owns” research cells and the profits made from biological inventions. It is also the story of yet one more unrecognized woman whose cells have been used to save countless lives. With another frightening virus--measles--on the rise today, no medical story could have more human drama, impact, or urgency than The Vaccine Race.