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Measly Medicine

paperback – January 1, 2006
by Nick Arnold
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ISBN-13: 9780439955812 ISBN-10: 0439955815
Publisher
Scholastic
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 2006
Weight
1.1 lbs
Dimensions
4.70×25.40×20.30 cm

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Measly Medicine by Nick Arnold. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780439955812.

This is a romp through the history of healthcare, hosted by the inimitable Dr Grimgrave. It includes chapters on ancient medicine - Stone Age trepanning, Chinese medicine, Romans, Greeks: the dodgy diagnostics of the Middle Ages; the bloody operations before anaesthetics and hygiene were implemented; Florence Nightingales nursing revolution and development of public; health; Life-saving surgery available today, including plastic surgery and transplants; and modern miracles - new drugs and treatment.