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Ten drugs, how plants, powders, and pills have shaped the history of medicine, by Thomas Hager

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Ten drugs, how plants, powders, and pills have shaped the history of medicine, by Thomas Hager

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ten drugs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048939516

Responsibility statement

by Thomas Hager

Sub title

how plants, powders, and pills have shaped the history of medicine

Summary

"Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book."--Page [2] of cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: 50,000 pills -- The joy plant -- Lady Mary's monster -- The Mickey Finn -- How to soothe your cough with heroin -- Magic bullets -- The least explored territory on the planet -- Interlude: The golden age -- Sex, drugs, and more drugs -- The enchanted ring -- Statins : a personal story -- A perfection of blood -- Epilogue: The future of drugs

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