The Principles and Practice of Obstetrics ; Illustrated with One Hundred and Fifty-nine Lithographie Figures from Original Photographs, and with Numerous Wood-cuts
Title | The Principles and Practice of Obstetrics ; Illustrated with One Hundred and Fifty-nine Lithographie Figures from Original Photographs, and with Numerous Wood-cuts PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh L. Hodge |
Publisher | |
Pages | 634 |
Release | 1864 |
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The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children
Title | The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 814 |
Release | 1877 |
Genre | Children |
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AB Bookman's Weekly
Title | AB Bookman's Weekly PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Antiquarian booksellers |
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The Cambridge History of Medicine
Title | The Cambridge History of Medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Porter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 2006-06-05 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0521864267 |
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.
New Horizons in American Art
Title | New Horizons in American Art PDF eBook |
Author | Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1936 |
Genre | Art, American |
ISBN |
An Epitome of the history of medicine
Title | An Epitome of the history of medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Roswell Park |
Publisher | |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Medicine |
ISBN |
The Vitamin A Story
Title | The Vitamin A Story PDF eBook |
Author | R.D. Semba |
Publisher | Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2013-07-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 331802189X |
This book shows how vitamin A deficiency – before the vitamin was known to scientists – affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse the fortunate ones who, with ample vitamin A-rich food, escaped this elusive stalker. Why were people going blind and dying? To unravel this puzzle, scientists around the world competed over the course of a century. Their persistent efforts led to the identification of vitamin A and its essential role in health. As a primary focus of today’s international public health efforts, vitamin A has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But, we discover, they could save many more were it not for obstacles erected by political and ideological zealots who lack a historical perspective of the problem. Although exhaustively researched and documented, this book is written for intellectually curious lay readers as well as for specialists. Public health professionals, nutritionists, and historians of science and medicine have much to learn from this book about the cultural and scientific origins of their disciplines. Likewise, readers interested in military and cultural history will learn about the interaction of health, society, science, and politics. The author’s presentation of vitamin A deficiency is likely to become a classic case study of health disparities in the past as well as the present.