{"product_id":"9781784286620","title":"How the World Works: Medicine","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom philosophy, psychology and religion to biology, medicine, physics and mathematics, our How the World Works series presents fundamental areas of knowledge in the most stimulating, clear and accessible way, with brief biographies of the key figures involved and wonderful full-colour illustrations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor thousands of years, people have sought to overcome the diseases and disorders of the body, with methods ranging from incantations, talismans, and herbal cures to antibiotics, vaccines, and organ transplants. In a fascinating narrative, this book charts our remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery, describing the key developments and breakthroughs in our understanding of our own bodies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTopics include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistorical models of the body and disease\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe role of dissection in medical discovery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlagues and pandemics throughout history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGerm theory and contagion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScarificators, leeches, maggots, and other nasty treatments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNature's pharmacopoeia\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rooney, Anne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Health \/ Medicine)","offer_id":43754853564640,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/36225137._SX318.jpg?v=1671738565","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781784286620","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}