Medical : Physician & Patient

This is a unique collection of essays drawn from papers presented at a major symposium held at The University of Alabama to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the state's first institution of higher learning. The subject of the volume is the early history of the present Southeastern United States, with particular attention given to the territory which eventually became the state of Alabama. Eleven distinguished scholars in the related fields of archaeology, anthropology, and history provide a synthesis of well-established fact and recent interpretation ranging from the earliest prehistoric times up to the consolidation of the region under the United States.The volume is in three parts and includes:Part I: The Prehistoric BackgroundTrends and Trajectories in American Archaeology: Some Questions about the Mississippian Period in Southeastern Prehistory, Richard A. KrauseChanging Concepts of the Prehistoric Mississippian Cultures of the Eastern United States, James B. GriffinMississippian Patterns of Subsistence and Settlement, Bruce D. SmithPart II: The Age of ExplorationEarly European Penetration of Eastern North America, John H. ParryThe Archaeology of the Hernando de Soto Expedition, Jeffrey P. BrainThe Hernando de Soto Expedition: From Chiaha to Mabila, Chester B. DePratter, Charles M. Hudson, and Marvin T. SmithFrom Exploration to Settlement: Spanish Strategies for Colonization, Charles H. FairbanksPart III: Colonization and ConflictThe Southeast in the Age of Conflict and Revolution, Wilcomb E. WashburnContinuity in the Age of Conquest: The Establishment of Spanish Sovereignty in the Sixteenth Century, Eugene LyonThe Siege of Mobile, 1780, in Maps, William S. Coker and Hazel P. CokerApproaches to the Study of the Southeastern Borderlands, Michael C. Scardaville more...

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Everyone knows of the Hippocratic Oath, the famous invocation sworn by all neophyte physicians. But most don't realize that the father of modern medicine was an avid listener and a constant bedside presence. Hippocrates believed in the doctor-patient connection and gained worldwide renown for championing science over mysticism while respecting and advocating the potency of human healing. Today, argues Dr. David H. Newman, medicine focuses narrowly on the rewards of technology and science, exaggerating their benefits and ignoring or minimizing their perils. Dr. Newman sees a disconnect between doctor and patient, a disregard for the healing power of the bond, and, ultimately, a disconnect between doctors and their Oath. more...

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At a time when access to health care in the United States is being widely debated, Nortin Hadler urges that before we commit to paying for whatever pharmaceutical companies and the medical establishment tell us we need, American consumers need to adopt an attitude of skepticism and arm themselves with enough information to make some of their own decisions about what care is truly necessary. Each chapter of Worried Sick is an object lesson regarding the uses and abuses of a particular type of treatment, such as mammography, colorectal screening, statin drugs, or coronary stents. By learning to distinguish good medical advice from persuasive medical marketing, consumers can make better decisions about their personal health and use that wisdom to inform their perspectives on health-policy issues. more...

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