History of Invention: Medicine
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TextPublication details: New York Facts on File 2004Description: 96pISBN: - 9780816054428
- 610.9 GIL
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Early Days: Once there were no Doctors, and People Relied on Religion as much as Medicine to Treat Diseases. Scientific Methods: The First Doctors Studied the Human Body to Figure out How to Fight Diseases. Making a Diagnosis: A Range of Machine are Used to find out what is Causing a Person's Illness. Taking Medicine: Medicines have been used to Fight Disease for Hundreds of Years. Why are Modern Pharmaceuticals So Effective? Surgery: Surgeons Cut into a Patient's Body to Mend Broken Parts or Remove the Cause of a Disease Other Treatments: Doctors and Other Health Workers Use a Range of Treatments to Make People Feel Better. Helping New Life: Health Workers Help Pregnant Mothers Give Birth to Their Children Disability: Technology Helps Many Disabled People Live a Better Life. Alternative Medicine: Some Treatments do not Appear to Be Based on Science. Some do Little to Help, While Others Can be Very Effective. Health in the Future: While Modern Medicine can Cure Many Things, Doctors are Still Looking for Treatments for Several Deadly Health Problems
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