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Medical Marvels: The 100 Greatest Advances in Medicine | 
 enlarge | Authors: M.d. Eugene W. Straus, Alex Straus
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 582135
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 425
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1591023734
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9781591023739
ASIN: 1591023734
Publication Date: January 2, 2006
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At a time when healthcare management corporations are transforming the once intimate doctor-patient relationship into an impersonal provider-customer transaction, it is increasingly difficult for both doctors and the public at large to view medicine as an idealistic calling devoted solely to healing the sick. Yet the history of medicine is filled with dedicated individuals whose greatest motivation was and is a selfless passion to treat and cure illness. In this inspiring book, Dr. Eugene W. Straus acclaimed author of Roslyn Yalow, Nobel Laureate and journalist Alex Straus celebrate the noble science and art of medicine by highlighting the one hundred greatest medical advances. More than just a compilation of technological achievements, the book also emphasizes the importance of committed individuals who proposed conceptual breakthroughs that made a telling difference to the human condition. From Galen who related the structure of organs to functions, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek whose microscope revealed an unseen world of microbes, William Jenner who advocated the first vaccinations against smallpox, Florence Nightingale who developed the concept of nursing, to Forssman who demonstrated the principle of cardiac catheterization by actually pushing a wire into his own heart, the stories of medical pioneers are consistently fascinating and awe-inspiring. Emphasizing that medicine should be founded on ethical integrity, compassion, and the encouragement of unfettered scientific research, the authors warn that powerful forces in contemporary society are in danger of seriously neglecting these fundamental principles. This mistake can and must be avoided as we promote the next 100 greatest advances yet to come. Everyone interested in good healthcare will gain a new appreciation for the achievements and future promise of medicine by reading this absorbing and important book.
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A fine survey of the history of medicine June 20, 2006
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A doctor and a journalist team up to provide a fine survey of the history of medicine, highlighting over a hundred greatest medical advances and emphasizing how committed individuals made advancements happen. There are many names you may not recognize here; from Galen who related the structure of organs to functions to Gertrude Elion's discovery of treatments for leukemia. Were it not for their efforts, we wouldn't have today's medical achievements: MEDICAL MARVELS personalizes the commitment of individuals in an era when medicine is seen as a series of technological breakthroughs alone.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Science with a Heart March 11, 2006
Antonia Earnshaw
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Beautifully written, Medical Marvels is more than a thought provoking compendium of important medical advances. It is a commentary on the greatest medical discovery of all, the art of HEALING. The authors' subtext is that healing is at risk of becoming a lost art in our modern medical maze of health care where doctors are reduced to "providers" and those in need of healing.. the patients... are reduced to the status of "customers". Dr. Srauss's deep regard for both the science and the humanity at the heart of medicine is what makes this book shine.
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