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  • The Miraculous Fever-Tree

    Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World (Text Only)

    by Fiammetta Rocco ...
    A rich and wonderful history of quinine – the cure for malaria.In the summer of 1623, ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants, engaged in electing a new Pope, died from the 'mal'aria' or 'bad air' of the Roman marshes. Their choice, Pope Urban VIII, determined that a cure should be found for the fever that was the scourge of the Mediterranean, northern Europe and America, and in 1631 a ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Big Fat Surprise

    Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

    by Nina Teicholz ...
    A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how... ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Origins of AIDS

    by Jacques Pepin ...
    It is now thirty years since the discovery of AIDS but its origins continue to puzzle doctors and scientists. Inspired by his own experiences working as an infectious diseases physician in Africa, Jacques Pepin looks back to the early twentieth-century events in Africa that triggered the emergence of HIV/AIDS and traces its subsequent development into the most dramatic and destructive epidemic of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy:Bodies, books, fortune, fame

    Bodies, books, fortune, fame

    by Ruth Richardson ...
    Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed.The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Blessed Days of Anaesthesia

    How anaesthetics changed the world

    by Stephanie J. Snow ...
    Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Mathematical Thought From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 3

    by Morris Kline ...
    This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the men responsible for them. Volume 1 looks at the disciplines origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus, the rise of analysis in the 19th century, and the number ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Miracle Cure

    The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine

    by William Rosen ...
    The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of lives and creating a vast new industry known as Big Pharma.As late as the 1930s, virtually no drug intended for sickness did any good; doctors could set bones, deliver babies, and offer palliative care. That all changed in less than a generation with the discovery and development of a new category of medicine known as antibiotics. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ophthalmoscopes, Mirrors, & Talking Lights

    by James Vendeland ...
    This book is a compilation of three lectures which were prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Ocular Heritage Society. These lectures were given in April 2011, 2012 and 2013.As a collector of antique medical instruments, in particular 19th century ophthalmoscopes and other optical instruments, I believe that I have something of significance to contribute to this limited field of ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anatomical Dissection in Enlightenment England and Beyond

    Autopsy, Pathology and Display

    Edited by Piers Mitchell ...
    Excavations of medical school and workhouse cemeteries undertaken in Britain in the last decade have unearthed fascinating new evidence for the way that bodies were dissected or autopsied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book brings together the latest discoveries by these biological anthropologists, alongside experts in the early history of pathology museums in British medical ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Academic Theories of Generation in the Renaissance

    The Contemporaries and Successors of Jean Fernel (1497-1558)

    by Linda Deer Richardson ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This volume deals with philosophically grounded theories of animal generation as found in two different traditions: one, deriving primarily from Aristotelian natural philosophy and specifically from his Generation of Animals; and another, deriving from two related medical traditions, the Hippocratic and the Galenic. The book contains a classification and critique of works that touch on the history ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • The Sociology of Medical Regulation

    An Introduction

    by John Martyn Chamberlain ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive examination of the complex issues surrounding the regulation of the medical profession. It offers up-to-date information on the current legislative framework and institutional arrangements surrounding the regulation in the United Kingdom. Well organized and written in an accessible way, it offers an insight into key sociological theories surrounding medical ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Doctors Under Hitler

    by Michael H. Kater ...
    For Professors: Free E-Exam Copies ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD