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Great Feuds in Medicineby Hal Hellman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 19.95"An exciting, well-researched work, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the nature and progress of the human race." — American Scientist The cataclysmic clash of medical ideas and personalities comes to colorful life In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Great Feuds in Science (Wiley: 0-471-16980-3), Hal Hellman tells the stories of the ten most heated and important disputes of medical science. Featuring a mix of famous and lesser-known stories, Great Feuds in Medicine includes the fascinating accounts of William Harvey's battle with the medical establishment over his discovery of the circulation of blood; Louis Pasteur's fight over his theory of germs; and the nasty dispute between American Robert Gallo... more...
Greek Rational Medicineby James Longrigg
Routledge 1993; US$ 180.00Greek Rational Medicine examines the important relationship between philosophy and medicine in ancient Greece and beyond and reveals its significance for contemporary western practice and theory. more...
Death and Disease in the Ancient Cityby Valerie M. Hope; Eireann Marshall
Routledge 2000; US$ 44.95This innovative volume draws on recent research in archaeology, ancient history and the history of medicine to discuss how people in the ancient world understood and dealt with illness and death in the urban environment. more...
Race, Science and Medicine, 1700-1960by Waltraud Ernst; Bernard Harris
Routledge 1999; US$ 144.00Race, Science and Medicine, 1700-1960 brings together current critical research into the role played by racial ideas in the production of medical knowledge, throwing new light on three centuries of racial and medical history. more...
Chinese Physicianby Joanna Grant
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 195.00This book brings to life the very human experiences, frustrations and aspirations of a well respected 16th centutry physician who struggled to win respect from fellow practitioners and loyalty from patients. more...
Philosophic Whigsby Stephen Jacyna
Routledge 1994; US$ 150.00In this fascinating study of the Edinburgh medical school in the early nineteenth century, L.S.Jacyna analyses the developments in medical education in the context of the social and political relationships within the local Whig community. more...
Way Forward for Chinese Medicineby Kevin Chan; Henry Lee
CRC Press 2001; US$ 84.95A look at how the use of physical treatments such as acupuncture, qigong and related practices, as well as chemical treatment using Chinese medicinal materials for the prevention and cure of illness. more...
Medicine and Colonial Identityby Mary P. Sutphen; Bridie Andrews
Routledge 2003; US$ 166.00This volume shows how the study of medicine can provide new insights into colonial identity, and the possibility of accomodating multiple perspectives on identity within a single narrative. more...
Birth of the Clinicby Michel Foucault
Routledge 1976; US$ 48.95Towards the middle of the eighteenth century, Pomme treated and cured a hysteric by making her take ?baths, ten or twelve hours a day, for ten whole months?. At the end of this treatment for the desiccation of the nervous system and the heat that sustained it, Pomme saw ?membranous tissues like pieces of damp parchment ?peel away with some slight discomfort, and these were passed daily with the urine; the right ureter also peeled away and came out whole in the same way?. The same thing occurred with the intestines, which at another stage, ?peeled off their internal tunics, which we saw emerge from the rectum. The oesophagus, the arterial trachea, and the tongue also peeled in due course; and the patient had rejected different pieces... more...
Space and Lifeby Hubert Planel
CRC Press 2004; US$ 94.95" Includes space research data applicable to human physiology and medicine" Discusses possible effects of gravity on cells, plants and embryonic development" Includes possible effects of solar flares and cosmic ray particles in long term space missions more...









