TY  - BOOK
AU  - Queijo,Jon
TI  - Breakthrough!: how the 10 greatest discoveries in medicine saved millions and changed our view of the world 
SN  - 9780137137480 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - R852 .Q45 2010
U1  - 610.72 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - FT Press Science
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - History
KW  - Discoveries in science
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-278) and index; The world's first physician : Hippocrates and the discovery of medicine -- How cholera saved civilization : the discovery of sanitation -- Invisible invaders : the discovery of germs and how they cause disease -- For the relief of unbearable pain : the discovery of anesthesia -- I'm looking through you : the discovery of X-rays -- The scratch that saved a million lives : the discovery of vaccines -- From ancient molds to modern miracles : the discovery of antibiotics -- Breaking God's code : the discovery of heredity, genetics, and DNA -- Medicines for the mind : the discovery of drugs for madness, sadness, and fear -- A return to tradition : the rediscovery of alternative medicine -- Epilogue
ER  -