Great discoveries in medicine
By: edited by William & Helen Bynum
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780500251805
Subjects: Medicine; History of Medicine; Medical sciences; History
Description: "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.
Notes: "With 382 illustrations, 342 in colour."

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