Ten drugs: how plants, powders, and pills have shaped the history of medicine

"Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which...

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1. Verfasser: Hager, Thomas 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Abrams Press [2019]
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Zusammenfassung:"Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book."--Page [2] of cover
Beschreibung:296 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781419735226
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