Story of Medicine
by Ward, Brian
Series: Exploring History Published by : Lorenz Books (New York) Physical details: 64 p. ISBN:075480531x. Year: 2000| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| j 600 - 699 | j610.9730903 War (Browse shelf) | Available | 77283 |
Medicine around the world and across the ages.
Healthy mind and body -- Earliest medicine -- Shamans and the supernatural -- Ayurvedic medicine -- Chinese medicine -- Hippocrates and the greeks -- Roman medicine -- Arab world -- Galen's legacy -- Renaissance discoveries -- Plague and pestilence -- Making diagnosis -- Rise of surgery -- Germ-free and pain-free -- Quacks and charlatans -- Public health -- Microbe hunters -- Immunization -- Germ killers -- Woman pioneers -- Rebuilding the body -- Healing the mind -- Plants and pills -- Alternative therapies -- Holistic medicine -- Modern technology -- Imaging the body -- Looking to the future.
10 - 13 years