Breakthrough!
Subtitle: how the 10 greatest discoveries in medicine saved millions and changed our view of the world
By: Jon Queijo.
Publisher: FT Press Science
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780137137480
Subjects: Medicine -- Research -- History; Discoveries in science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The world's first physician : Hippocrates and the discovery of medicine; title: How cholera saved civilization : the discovery of sanitation; title: Invisible invaders : the discovery of germs and how they cause disease; title: For the relief of unbearable pain : the discovery of anesthesia; title: I'm looking through you : the discovery of X-rays; title: The scratch that saved a million lives : the discovery of vaccines; title: From ancient molds to modern miracles : the discovery of antibiotics; title: Breaking God's code : the discovery of heredity, genetics, and DNA; title: Medicines for the mind : the discovery of drugs for madness, sadness, and fear; title: A return to tradition : the re-discovery of alternative medicine; title: Epilogue.