Surgery in Ancient India Nov 17, 2009
Johnston-Saint P. An outline of the history of medicine in India. Indian Med Rec. (Suite101.com)
WHITTAKER: Church tradition yields to H1N1 Nov 16, 2009
Some parishioners, I am sure, thought that my graduate school studies in the history of medicine, and particularly epidemiology, had led me to over-react to the flu threat. It is hard to gauge exactly the right response when the course of an epidemic cannot be predicted and I would rather err on the side of caution. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Quartz Crystal Healing Therapy Nov 16, 2009
Throughout the history of medicine, different cultures have used and understood the power of crystals for healing. Today, quartz crystal healing is being rediscovered. (Suite101.com)
150 Years of Surgery in New France Nov 6, 2009
The history of medicine in New France, its largest territory being what is now Canada s Province of Quebec, officially began with Jean Madry s royal commission in 1658. Bloodletting a Cure-All. (Suite101.com)
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Oct 24, 2009
Why Some People Should Avoid This Food Product. MSG is called a "flavor enhancer." But it can also give you headaches, nausea, and other neurological ill effects if you're sensitive to this food additive. (Suite101.com)
Carl Jung's Red Book to be displayed for 1st time Oct 3, 2009
The book is "absolutely central" to his later core tenets, added Shamdasani, general editor of the Philemon Foundation and professor in Jung history at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College, London. "Without studying the Red Book, one can't be in position to grasp the genesis of his work from 1914 onward," he added. (Anchorage Daily News)
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today Sep 30, 2009
"The recently issued CDC guidance for grades K-12 school dismissal provides a framework for communities to make decisions based on local factors and considerations, much like what we saw for cities in 1918," paper co-author Alexandra Minna Stern, a professor of history of medicine and associate director of the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, said in a university news release ... "Cities showing the greatest acceptance of and compliance with school closures and other... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Thematic Stamp Collecting Sep 24, 2009
Medicine its branches like cardiac care, HIV/AIDS, history of medicine. Animals is a vast area. (Suite101.com)
Dr. Holmes at 200 — The Spirit of Skepticism Aug 27, 2009
From Providence Hospitals and the University of South Carolina, both in Columbia (C.S.B.); and Harvard Medical School and the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine both in Boston (S.H.P.). . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Blast From the Past: Plague Strikes China Aug 9, 2009
"If it's in the person's bloodstream, that's called bacteremia. That goes to the lungs, and it could potentially seed the lung tissue, and the bacteria could set up shop there," said Dr. Howard Markel, professor of the history of medicine and of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, who noted that the disease could also become pneumonic if aerosolized bacteria are inhaled. "Pneumonic is the kind where you really get scared," he said. (ABC News)
Case Study: Autism and Vaccines Aug 5, 2009
Poling believes in the importance of vaccinating children: "Vaccines are one of the most important advances in the history of medicine," he says, "but people need to know there is a risk to every medicine. There may be a small percentage of people who are susceptible to injury." He and his wife would like to see thimerosal eliminated from flu vaccines, which continue to be given to children and pregnant women, a fact that, he thinks, could be one reason autism rates haven't declined. And he... (Time.com)
Shippensburg fair crowns queen, sweetheart Jul 22, 2009
Rule also wants to go into medicine and will be attending Yale University to take the pre-med track and major in history of science and history of medicine. She would ultimately like to join Doctors Without Borders as a physician traveling overseas to provide urgent care. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Medical Room at museum complete May 15, 2009
History of medicine in county on display. By Carol Haynes. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Hand donor known as caring and loving May 14, 2009
At the funeral, Rossi-Keen said his brother had stepped into the history of medicine. . (MSNBC -- Health)
Double-Hand Donor Was Father, 23, Killed in 'Accident' May 14, 2009
At the funeral, Rossi-Keen said his brother had "stepped into the history of medicine.". Though the family is still grieving, Rossi-Keen said the fact that his brother's organs have helped so many people has been redemptive. (Fox News)
How to Deal with Swine Flu: Heeding the Mistakes of 1976 May 2, 2009
Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and a historical consultant to the CDC on flu pandemics, says the most vexing decision facing health officials is when to institute mass vaccination programs. Vaccines carry risks of complications, leading to agonizing ethical dilemmas. (Time.com)
Influenza evolving Apr 30, 2009
"These events seem to be cyclical - they've occurred about every 20-40 years," says Mark Honigsbaum a researcher at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London ... "History teaches us to take these pandemics very seriously," says Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. (BBC News -- Health)
Book review: 'The Soul of Medicine' Apr 29, 2009
"The Soul of Medicine" works well on multiple levels: as a collection of fascinating medical exotica; as a primer on the anatomy and physiology of both the normal and the diseased body; as an application of the history of medicine to modern-day practice; as an exploration of the best, and sometimes the worst, deeds of physicians and surgeons in the last half-century; and as a chronicle of the healing arts. This is Nuland's 12th book. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bulldogs Elect Ruth as Captain Apr 7, 2009
- , a junior History of Science and History of Medicine major from Gladwyne, Penn. was elected to serve as captain for the Yale men's squash team for the 2009-10 season. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Obituary: Allen Debus Apr 3, 2009
Once a visiting member of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, N.J., Debus also was a foreign corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon and a member of both the International Academy of the History of Science and the International Academy of the History of Medicine. Among Debus many awards are the Edward Kremers Award of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy; the Pfizer Prize; the Sarton Medal for lifetime achievement from the History of Science Society;... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Gruesome gallery Mar 3, 2009
The history of medicine is examined in the online exhibition from the London museum, bringing material from its crowded storerooms into view ... Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine will include items from a Wellcome Trust collection, many being seen by the public for the first time. (BBC News -- Health)
