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Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages
Strange Medicine A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages
Author: Nathan Belofsky
An irreverent jaunt through medical history's most dubious ideas, bizarre treatments, and biggest blunders. — The ancient Egyptians applied electric eels to cure migraines. Medieval dentists burned candles in patients' mouths to kill invisible worms gnawing at their teeth. Renaissance physicians, by law, timed surgical procedures with the...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780399159954
ISBN-10: 0399159959
Publication Date: 7/2/2013
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Perigee Trade
Book Type: Paperback
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