Strange Medicine

Author : Nathan Belofsky
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399159959
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by Nathan Belofsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Medicine casts a gimlet eye on the practice of medicine through the ages that highlights the most dubious ideas, bizarre treatments, and biggest blunders. From bad science and oafish behavior to stomach-turning procedures that hurt more than helped, Strange Medicine presents strange but true facts and an honor roll of doctors, scientists, and dreamers who inadvertently turned the clock of medicine backward: • The ancient Egyptians applied electric eels to cure gout. • Medieval dentists burned candles in patients’ mouths to kill invisible worms gnawing at their teeth. • Renaissance physicians timed surgical procedures according to the position of the stars, and instructed epileptics to collect fresh blood from the newly beheaded. • Dr. Walter Freeman, the world’s foremost practitioner of lobotomies, practiced his craft while traveling on family camping trips, cramming the back of the station wagon with kids—and surgical tools—then hammering ice picks into the eye sockets of his patients in between hikes in the woods. Strange Medicine is an illuminating panorama of medical history as you’ve never seen it before.

Author : S.C. Wynne
Publisher : Wynne Wynne Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by S.C. Wynne and published by Wynne Wynne Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maxwell Thornton isn’t really a people person, but that never mattered to him because he’d lived for his career. After losing a patient during a routine hysterectomy, he’s shaken and afraid to pick up the scalpel again. He resigns his position in the city and takes a job as sole GP in the isolated town of Rainy Dale, Texas, population 1001. Rainy Dale is populated with eccentrics who test his patience and seem to think he’s not only there to treat their illnesses, but that he’s also there to hold their hand and be their therapist. When one of his most annoying patients ends up dead and floating in Maxwell’s pool, he has some explaining to do to the local sheriff. Sheriff Royce Callum is intelligent, determined and more attracted to the new doctor than he would like. He can’t imagine Maxwell is a murderer, but he also can’t exactly ignore a corpse in the sexy doctor’s pool.

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Hungry Tomato ®
ISBN 13 : 1512436402
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by John Farndon and published by Hungry Tomato ®. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to take a pill when we aren't feeling well. But did you know that the art of making medicines goes back thousands of years? Early remedies weren't always so easy—or effective. Some seemed downright disgusting. Wine infused with a venomous snake was used to cure fatigue and hair loss. Snail slime soothed burns, and a mixture of ear wax and mud treated headaches. Discover more about how medicine was practiced centuries ago and how, eventually, scientists discovered some truly amazing remedies, from the magic bullet that treated syphilis to the insulin used for diabetes.

Author : Nathan Belofsky
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101624582
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by Nathan Belofsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the astonishing and peculiar history of medicine with this perfect gift for history buffs, doctors, and anyone looking to be amazed by the brilliant and bizarre ideas that shaped the world of medicine as we know it. From the use of electric eels in ancient Egypt to medieval dentists burning candles to combat invisible worms, this book uncovers the weirdest medical practices throughout history, highlighting the most dubious ideas, strangest treatments, and biggest blunders. Entertaining, shocking, and sometimes stomach-turning, Strange Medicine presents strange but true facts and an honor roll of doctors, scientists, and dreamers who inadvertently turned the clock of medicine backward. Did you know: • Renaissance physicians timed surgical procedures according to the position of the stars? • Blood from beheadings was believed to cure epilepsy? • Dr. Walter Freeman, the world’s foremost practitioner of lobotomies, practiced his craft while traveling on family camping trips, hammering ice picks into the eye sockets of his patients in between hikes in the woods? Strange Medicine is an illuminating panorama of medical history as you’ve never seen it before.

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Hungry Tomato (R)
ISBN 13 : 1512415596
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by John Farndon and published by Hungry Tomato (R). This book was released on 2017 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history of medical remedies "--Cover.

Author : Alice Savage
Publisher : Alphabet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1948492628
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by Alice Savage and published by Alphabet Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These scripts will give students the opportunity to confidently practise language in a safe and structured setting where they can enjoy playing roles and bringing the story to life. ... they’ll be having so much fun that they won’t even realise that they are learning! —David Farmer, NILE training consultant, theatre director, and author Strange Medicine is an original short play about a mysterious scientist doing secretive research while renting a guesthouse from a family. The engaging, suspenseful play hits on an important theme: how is truth decided in science? This play was written for English students to improve their communication and speaking skills. As students read, practice, and perform these plays, they will learn cultural contexts, conversational moves, intonation and body language, high frequency lexical phrases, and grammar patterns Short enough for a project in a speaking class, but expandable to fill a whole elective class, drama unit, or theater club production,Strange Medicine makes drama in the classroom a good thing! In addition to the script, this book contains Preview activities, Pragmatics lesson on changing the subject, Advice on producing a play, Pronunciation tips, Glossary of theater vocabulary.

Author : Harold L. Klawans
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393321845
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Behavior written by Harold L. Klawans and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master neurologist's clinical tales--both funny and profound--of the evolution of the brain. No matter what the ailment--painful foot syndrome or mad cow disease--Dr. Klawans ultimately treated, or diagnosed, peoples brains. Here are his deductions from years of study.

Author : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 163472979X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Medicine written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look at the world's weirdest cures--from snake oil to maggots. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Author : Allen Verhey
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802822635
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine written by Allen Verhey and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12-11 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of such major books as Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life, Allen Verhey has become one of today's most trusted Christian voices in contemporary ethics, including the moral challenges that new medical technologies pose to Christian faith and decision-making. With this new book Verhey brings the biblical tradition to bear on contemporary bioethical concerns. Drawing on an unmatched depth of insight in these two realms, Verhey explores how the Bible can illuminate and guide medical ethics. He argues that churches are called to think and speak clearly about bioethical concerns, and he lays out here the scriptural tools for them to do so. After firmly grounding Christian ethical discourse in Scripture, Verhey shows how the Bible can be applied to such pressing questions as suffering, genetic intervention, abortion, reproductive technologies, end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, and more. Filled with faith-based wisdom and apt illustrations of the moral dilemmas discussed, this book is a must-read for Christians grappling with the ethical dimensions of medicine today.

Author : Robert W. Schafermeyer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 1259860760
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition written by Robert W. Schafermeyer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2018-09-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, current, need-to-know coverage of emergency medicine in children – presented in full color Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians "...a comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting, from the office to the emergency department. Its presentation is straightforward, and the information is easy to read and assimilate. It will be a valuable resource for those in the field of pediatric emergency medicine as well as other practitioners who occasionally care for sick children."—JAMA (reviewing an earlier edition) This clinically-focused guide covers the entire field of pediatric emergency medicine. Featuring a strong focus on practical need-to-know information Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition is bolstered by numerous full-color images, bulleted High-Yield Facts at the beginning of each chapter, nearly 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms, and treatment tables with drug dosages. Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, this book is perfect for use in the emergency department or the pediatric clinic. FEATURES •Chapters open with bulleted High-Yield Facts, followed by just enough pathophysiology for understanding, and continue with a focus on what needs to be done to protect and save the child•Broad scope spans the full spectrum of pediatric emergencies -- from trauma care to psychosocial emergencies•NEW CHAPTER on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)•Opens with an important symptom-based section of Cardinal Presentations that familiarizes you with crucial life-saving protocols•Covers all major categories of disease that present in children on an urgent or emergent basis If you are in need of a very readable and easily accessible, evidence-based text written to help you provide high quality emergency medical care to children, your search ends here.