First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Medicine's Strangest Cases is a choice prescription of medical oddities, featuring an Essex man who kept getting pregnant; the physician who gave syphilis its name by writing a poem about it; and the future Lady Hamilton's training as a courtesan through giving lectures on healthy living. We also meet nineteenth and twentieth century doctors whose response to people having fun was to warn of danger - they condemned bicycling because it could stimulate the 'sexual system' of 'women of a certain temperament'; and protected young men from the dread disease of masturbation by blistering their penises with iodine (ouch!). Laugh out loud and wince in sympathy with this rundown of the most bizarre medical cases in history.

Did you know that bananas can cure warts; chewing on raw ginger can relieve nausea; sniffing vanilla can help suppress your appetite; or that raw potato can soothe a burn? Healing is full of curious remedies-some based on time-honored folklore, others straight from the medical journals. Nancy Butcher has gathered together some of the most unusual natural cures that have been proven effective today, and even throws in some unbelievable and-thankfully-abandoned therapies from times past. Filled with case histories of unique illnesses, historic documentation of strange medical practices, and the author's own insightful commentary, this book explains not only how to cure headaches, sleep better, and improve your sex life, but also that people with Cotard's syndrome actually believe they are dead.

Follow the prodigious south Florida attorney, Lewis Ress through his life and times covering some 'Strange Cases and Wild Tales'. Characters come to life in front of the Dade County bench, with cases and situations that would only present themselves in South Florida!

To crack the case the time around, Sherlock Holmes must return to the place he swore he'd never revisit and face his demons. . . literally . . . 1923: In his last years, Sherlock Holmes has abandoned his strict method of logic for the practice of spiritualism, to the everlasting shame of his old friend Dr. Watson. When Lord Carnarvon dies unexpectedly, barely two months after opening the tomb of Tutankhamun, Holmes blames his death—and a string of others, from an American millionaire to an Egyptian prince, on an ancient curse. But Watson, never one for the supernatural, decides to finally part ways with the formerly great detective. However, shortly after his departure from Holmes, Lord Carnarvon’s daughter, Lady Evelyn, approaches Watson with a plea: accompany Holmes to Tutankhamun’s tomb to uncover the truth of her father’s death, whether natural, supernatural, or cold-blooded murder. Watson reluctantly accepts the challenge. But much to his displeasure, there’s a third member of their company—Mrs. Estelle Roberts, who communicates with the dead. Although divided by different beliefs, the trio must band together to unravel the extraordinary secret of the boy king and the treasure missing from his tomb that men have killed for. Their journey takes them from London to Monte Carlo to Cairo and Luxor, and finally to the place that haunts Sherlock Holmes’s dreams, the place he swore never to return to: the Reichenbach Falls, where the spirit of the one man he killed in his long career may be awaiting its revenge: Moriarty.

The Strange Case of Doctor Chances by Pier Giorgio Tomatis Are you ready to live up to ... 17 centimeters? The Strange Case of Doctor Chances Gilbert O’Sullivan is a determined boy of only sixteen who lives in Edinburgh. What happens to him is highly dramatic. And not just for him. All of humanity, in the space of a few hours, finds itself transformed, reduced to a height ten times lower. The community survivor wonders how to organize the new society while extraordinary dangers will come from the sea, the land, the air and ... from space. Gilbert and a group of peers will discover millennia-old secrets and extraordinary creatures hitherto unknown. Genre: FICTION / Action & Adventure Secondary Genre: FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure Language: English Keywords: verne, GMO, sasquatch, harpie, chtulhu, Philadelphia experiment, fountain of youth, nazca lines Word Count: 58.117 Sales info: The Strange Case of Doctor Chances is the second most read children's book published by Edizioni Hogwords. It is a tribute to Jules Verne and as such it is aimed at all lovers of the Fantastic genre.

Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...