Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures
Download or Read eBook Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures PDF written by Chris van Tulleken and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Chris van Tulleken |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2014-09-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780349001791 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0349001790 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures by : Chris van Tulleken
Book excerpt: Think you know your Smallpox from your Bubonic Plague? Try testing your knowledge of the history of medicine! a) What did the Ancient Egyptians treat with powdered ostrich egg? b) How did body snatchers help 19th-century medical students? c) Why did the Ancient Romans recommend drinking wee? ANSWERS: Dive in and find out! Dr Chris and Dr Xand draw back the bed curtains of history to take you on a tour of the body, revealing the gruesome secrets of medicine through the ages.
