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The medicine book / [Steve Parker, consultant editor ; John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden, contributors].

Farndon, John, (contributor.). Harris, Tim, (contributor.). Hubbard, Ben, 1973- (contributor.). Parker, Philip, 1965- (contributor.). Parker, Steve, 1952- (editor.). Snedden, Robert, (contributor.). Dorling Kindersley, Inc. (Added Author).

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"How are illnesses diagnosed? What is cancer? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine and helped us protect and promote our health. Written in plain English, The Medicine Book cuts through the jargon and is packed with explanations of the most important milestones in medical history, with step-by-step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts. From ancient medical practices, such as herbal medications and balancing the humors, through groundbreaking work including Jenner's experiments with cowpox, which laid the basis for vaccination, The Medicine Book offers an engaging overview of medical history across the world all the way into the 21st century with gene manipulation, immunotherapy, and robotics and telesurgery. Covering the role that therapies and drugs have played in the human quest to treat and prevent disease, the establishment of hospitals and later international medical bodies, like the WHO, and medical science's response to new challenges, such as accelerated antibiotic resistance and COVID-19, The Medicine Book explains the stories behind each milestone development."-- Amazon

Record details

  • ISBN: 0744028361
  • ISBN: 9780744028362
  • Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine: prehistory to 1600 -- Scientific body: 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes: 1820-1890 -- Vaccines, serums, and antibiotics: 1890-1945 -- Global health: 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology: 1970 onward.

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