from early healing to the miracles of modern medicine ROONEY, Anne 2009 creator Bible Society of South Africa creator text History xx London Arcturus 2009 9999 monographic und

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208 pages Colour illustrations, portraits 23 cm 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. Anne Rooney. Includes index. ROONEY, Anne London, 2009 2009 Medicine History South Africa 610.9 ROON 9781848 372153 RDA 210825 20260928152221.0 ENGLISH