01967nam a2200325Ia 4500 3228 20260928152221.0 210825s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9781848 372153 Paperback RDA ENGLISH 3228 610.9 ROON ROONEY, Anne 2719 2009 178758 Bible Society of South Africa The story of medicine: from early healing to the miracles of modern medicine Anne Rooney. London: Arcturus, 2009. 208 pages Colour illustrations, portraits 23 cm Includes index. The Story of Medicine charts our remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery. In a fascinating narrative, it describes the key developments and breakthroughs in our understanding of our own bodies. Topics include: . Primitive surgery - when drilling a hole in the head to let demons out was the height of surgical sophistication . Historical models of the body and disease . Dead bodies hold the key - the role of dissection in medical discovery . Diagnosis - how doctors learned to read the signs of illness . Plagues and pandemics through history . Germ theory and contagion - discovering a hidden world . How the body can turn against itself .Scarificators, leeches, maggots and other nasty treatments . Nature's pharmacopeia Detailed within these pages, too, are the stories of those who have shaped the world of medicine, including scientists, surgeons, doctors and, of course, patients. Adult. 17948 ROONEY, Anne London, 2009 2009. 193698 Diseases and disorders series 200358 Medicine History 196576 South Africa 196853 Art and Science 138377 History 193117 Biochemistry 185112 London ( great Britain) 200359 Medicine BOOK ddc 559 Nosiswe Mogale 569320 569319 0 0 ddc 0 0 600 MKHUL MKHUL Non_Fiction 2026-09-28 0 610.9 ROON 33228 02065814 0 2026-09-28 2026-09-28 BOOK