The Medical Miscellany

This fascinating collection of medically-related items will inform, amuse and tantalise: How can you tell if a murder victim was left or right handed? How many euphemisms can you think of for unmentionable parts of the body? What has chicken pox got to do with chickens? What is the diagnosis if you're two stops short of West Ham ? And when two doctors in Casualty earnestly discuss your 'UBI'* and how to get rid of the 'velcro'** what are they really talking about? If you need a present with a difference, this is your answer - and it s also ideal for the loo... Contents Medical alphabets 'Anatomically entitled' - books, films, works of art Ancient cures Etymology - the origin of medical terms Euphemisms Famous deaths Famous sufferers Historical allusions Medicine in legend Pieces of poetry Shakespeare on matters medical Suicide in opera Unscientific names for medical entities ...and much, much more * Your unexplained beer injury - they've smelt your breath! ** The friends and relations who will not leave your side

Also available:

Essential Carer's Guide - ISBN 190514007X
Traditional Herbal Medicines: A Guide to Their Safer Use - ISBN 1905140045
The Perrin Technique - ISBN 1905140126

Hammersmith Press is an independent publishing house producing books for the general public and health professionals that promote better health and well-being through a greater understanding of the human body and mind, with a particular emphasis on the importance of nutrition and diet.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

-Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)
-Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
-Natural Health & Weight Loss
-Holistic Medicine
-Thyroid Health
-Medical stories
- Healthy eating
-Traditional medicines
-Infertility
-Menopause
-Diabetes

Manoj Ramachandran is currently an orthopaedic surgeon in London. His hobbies include obsessive bibliomania, random thought processes, and an unhealthy interest in the arts. Max Ronson is a freelance layabout and he compiles crossword puzzles for numerous magazines and newspapers, including the Times and the Telegraph.