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The rise and fall of modern medicine /
In the years following World War II, medicine won major battles against smallpox, diphtheria, and polio. In the same period it also produced treatments to control the progress of Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis, and schizophrenia. It made realities of open-heart surgery, organ transplants, te...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Basic Books,
©2012.
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| Edición: | Rev. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface to the Revised Edition""; ""Preface to the Revised Edition""; ""Introduction""; ""Introduction""; ""A Lengthy Prologue: Twelve Definitive Moments""; ""A Lengthy Prologue: Twelve Definitive Moments""; ""1. 1941: Penicillin""; ""1. 1941: Penicillin""; ""2. 1949: Cortisone""; ""2. 1949: Cortisone""; ""3. 1950: Streptomycin, Smoking and Sir Austin Bradford Hill""; ""3. 1950: Streptomycin, Smoking and Sir Austin Bradford Hill""; ""4. 1952: Chlorpromazine and the Revolution in Psychiatry""
- ""4. 1952: Chlorpromazine and the Revolution in Psychiatry""""5. 1952: The Copenhagen Polio Epidemic and the Birth of Intensive Care""; ""5. 1952: The Copenhagen Polio Epidemic and the Birth of Intensive Care""; ""6. 1555: Open-Heart Surgery � The Last Frontier""; ""6. 1555: Open-Heart Surgery? The Last Frontier""; ""7. 1961: New Hips for Old""; ""7. 1961: New Hips for Old""; ""8. 1963: Transplanting Kidneys""; ""8. 1963: Transplanting Kidneys""; ""9. 1964: The Triumph of Prevention � The Case of Strokes""; ""9. 1964: The Triumph of Prevention? The Case of Strokes""
- ""10. 1971: Curing Childhood Cancer""""10. 1971: Curing Childhood Cancer""; ""11. 1978: The First 'Test-Tube' Baby""; ""11. 1978: The First 'Test-Tube' Baby""; ""12. 1984: Helicobacter � The Cause of Peptic Ulcer""; ""12. 1984: Helicobacter? The Cause of Peptic Ulcer""; ""Part I: The Rise""; ""Part I: The Rise""; ""1. Medicine's Big Bang""; ""1. Medicine's Big Bang""; ""2. Clinical Science: A New Ideology for Medicine""; ""2. Clinical Science: A New Ideology for Medicine""; ""3. A Cornucopia of New Drugs""; ""3. A Cornucopia of New Drugs""; ""4. Technology's Triumphs""
- ""4. Technology's Triumphs""""5. The Mysteries of Biology""; ""5. The Mysteries of Biology""; ""Part II: The End of the Age of Optimism""; ""Part II: The End of the Age of Optimism""; ""1. The Revolution Falters""; ""1. The Revolution Falters""; ""2. The Dearth of New Drugs""; ""2. The Dearth of New Drugs""; ""3. Technology's Failings""; ""3. Technology's Failings""; ""4. The Clinical Scientist as an Endangered Species""; ""4. The Clinical Scientist as an Endangered Species""; ""Part III: The Fall""; ""Part III: The Fall""; ""1. The Brave New World of The New Genetics""
- ""1. The Brave New World of The New Genetics""""(i) The Beginning""; ""(i) The Beginning""; ""(ii) Genetic Engineering""; ""(ii) Genetic Engineering""; ""(iii) The New Eugenics""; ""(iii) The New Eugenics""; ""(iv) Gene Therapy""; ""(iv) Gene Therapy""; ""(v) The End""; ""(v) The End""; ""2. Seduced by The Social Theory""; ""2. Seduced by The Social Theory""; ""(i) The Beginning""; ""(i) The Beginning""; ""(ii) The Rise and Fall of Heart Disease""; ""(ii) The Rise and Fall of Heart Disease""; ""(iii) Beyond Tobacco: Sir Richard Doll and the 'Causes' of Cancer""