The Story of Medicine From Acupuncture to X Rays

by Lindsay, Judy

• ISBN13: 9780195219845
• ISBN10: 0195219848
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Taking off from the rich collections of the British Museum, this book uses art and artifacts from around the world to introduce children to the history of medicine. Both science and history, it traces today's modern medicine (including alternative therapies) from the practices of healers in ancient China, India, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Lindsay also gives readers a brief but meaningful introduction to the biographies of important figures in science by showing their place on a historical continuum. Back matter includes a chronology and index.

Table of Contents

Glossary	p. 4
Introduction	p. 5
Blood, guts, and skelly bones	p. 6
Doctor, doctor!	p. 10
Prevention is better than cure	p. 14
Charms, spells, and healing gods	p. 18
Why take a pill for every ill?	p. 20
The flash of the blade and the sound of the saw	p. 24
Deadly diseases	p. 28
Endings or beginnings?	p. 32
What's the alternative?	p. 36
What now and whatever next?	p. 38
Further reading	p. 40
Index	p. 40
Endpapers: Timeline
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