Jumat, 27 Januari 2012

Bad Medicine Pdf

Bad Medicine
Author: David Wootton
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0199212791

Just how much good has medicine done over the years? And how much damage does it continue to do?

The history of medicine begins with Hippocrates in the fifth century BC. Download Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Yet until the invention of antibiotics in the 1930s doctors, in general, did their patients more harm than good.

In this fascinating new look at the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that for more than 2300 years doctors have relied on their patients' misplaced faith in their ability to cure. Over and over again major discoveries which could save lives were met with professional resistance. And this is not just a phenomenon of the distant past. The first patient effectively treated with penicillin was in the 1880s; the second not until the 1940s. There Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. Bad Medicine medical books pdf for free. Yet until the invention of antibiotics in the 1930s doctors, in general, did their patients more harm than good.

In this fascinating new look at the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that for more than 2300 years doctors have relied on their patients' misplaced faith in their ability to cure. Over and over again major discoveries which could save lives were met with professional resistance. And this is not just a phenomenon of the distant past There



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