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There have been extraordinary changes in medicine since the start of the 20th Century. Diseases that were killers in 1900, such as polio, have been almost wiped out. Hundreds of new drugs have been developed. This book shows how today's extraordinary surgical techniques, such as heart transplants, would have been unthinkable for a doctor a hundred years ago. And, unlike 1900, people in many countries today can see a doctor or other healthcare worker when they need to, often for free.

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21st century

20th century

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Publié par	Capstone Global Library
Date de parution	10 septembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781406256475
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	10 Mo

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MEDICINE THROUGH THE AGES MODERN MEDICINE

MEDICINE THROUGH THE AGES

MODERN MEDICINE Chris Oxlade

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Text © Capstone Global Library Limited 2013 First published in hardback in 2013 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted.

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Edited by Andrew Farrow, Adam Miller, and Vaarunika Dharmapala Designed by Philippa Jenkins Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd

ISBN 978 1 406 23874 7 (hardback) 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Oxlade, Chris. Modern medicine. -- (Medicine through the ages) 610.9’04-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis pp. 5 (© Mika), 8 (© Salvatore Di Nolî/EPA), 9 (© Louie Psihoyos), 15 (© Yang Liu), 16 (© Hugh Sitton), 17, 28, 33 (© Bettmann), 20, 24 (© Hulton-Deutsch Collection), 30 (© Najlah Feanny), 31 (© Mike F. Alquinto/ EPA), 32 (© John Stanmeyer/VII), 34 (© Stephen Morrison/EPA), 35 (© Reuters), 36 (© Keren Su), 37 (© aman/Demotix), 40 (© Lucas Jackson/ Reuters); © Corbis pp. 26, 27; Getty Images pp. 12 (Hulton Archive), 23 (Per-Anders Pettersson), 29 (Marco Di Lauro), 41 (Science Photo Library/ Coneyl Jay); Science Photo Library pp. 6 (Zephyr), 7 (Gastrolab), 10 (Jan Halaska), 18 (James King-Holmes), 22 (Andy Crump, TDR, WHO); Shutterstock pp. 11 (© Fanfo), 39 (© Deklofenak); Wellcome Library, London pp. 13, 14, 19, 25, 38.

Cover photograph ofOperation, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Christian Schad (1894–1982), reproduced with permission of Bridgeman Art Library (© Christian Schad Stiftung Aschaffenburg/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn and DACS, London 2011).

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This diagram shows the main factors for change that led to improved medicine and health in the 20th century.

A transformation in medicine

The 20th century was a time of extraordinary change, and no more so than in the world of medicine. For example, diseases that were killers in 1900, such as polio, were almost wiped out. Hundreds of new drugs were developed. Today’s extraordinary surgical techniques, such as heart transplants, would have been unthinkable for a doctor 100 years ago. In 1900, very few people could have afforded to see that doctor. Today, in many countries people can see a doctor or other healthcare worker when they need to, often for free.

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND RESEARCH

IMPROVING MEDICINE AND HEALTH

WARS AND SOCIAL CHANGES

IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS