medicine

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers gives examples of different things doctors do: setting broken bones, yearly check-ups, taking care of cancer patients, and more"--.

Describes changing attitudes toward the body and mind from ancient Greece to the end of the twentieth century. Indicates how the development of medicine influenced basic doctrines such as Christian notions of the soul and platonic conceptions of reason and mind.

Photographs, detailed captions, and essays present a portrait of healing and medicine around the world.

Describes fraudulent remedies and their peddlers over the centuries, probes the reasons people are easily deceived, and offers advice on how to avoid falling prey to false promises.

Highlights major developments in medicine such as the use of x-rays, certain now-common drugs, and many surgical techniques that have occurred over the last 100 years.

Retraces the process of the discovery of insulin in an attempt to determine who actually deserves credit for the discovery.

Examines old sayings, such as eating an apple to keep the doctor away and holding your breath to cure hiccups, and puts them to the test to see whether doctors and scientists agree these pieces of advice actually work.

Explains how illness and disease affect the human body and how scientific discoveries have been used to combat disease.