The History of Medicine (World History Series)

Yount, Lisa

ISBN 10: 1560068051 ISBN 13: 9781560068051

Publisher: Lucent Books, 2001

Synopsis

The profession of medicine has existed almost since the beginning of human history. Only after healing joined forces with science, however, did physicians make much progress in learning to prevent and heal injury and disease. Halting though it has been, the progress of medicine has also been marked by thrilling discoveries about how the human body functions and the forces that threaten health, leading to the amazing achievements that characterize medicine today.

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Review:

"Fledgling historians should find this title a good, well-documented read."
-- School Library Journal (September 2001) (School Library Journal 20010901)

"Kids looking for background into contemporary Middle East conflicts will do welll to start here."
-- Booklist (May 2003) (Booklist 20030501)

"There is a good deal of information packed into the brief text and both report writers and the general readers will be well served."
-- School Library Journal (September 2002) (School Library Journal 20020901)

"Well designed for research and reports, this account includes primary and secondary source quotations, all fully footnoted. Most of these quotes are in separate boxes with source information included so readers do not need to flip back and forth. This informative, approachable text will be useful in most collections."
-- School Library Journal (August 2002) (School Library Journal 20020801)

"Captioned black-and-white photographs and reproductions complement the text. This is an excellent title."
-- School Library Journal (May 2002) (School Library Journal 20020501)

"The writing is clear and easy for beginners on the subject. Useful for reports."
-- School Library Journal (April 2002) (School Library Journal 20020401)

"Vivid descriptions, quotes from the participants, and newspaper accounts written by war correspondents bring readers to the battlefront in this well-documented title."
-- School Library Journal (January 2002) (School Library Journal 20020101)

"These titles offer a great deal of useful and readable information. The information is presented clearly and is suitable for reports and for leisure reading."
-- School Library Journal (January 2002) (School Library Journal 20020101)

"The strengths of the book include its parenthetical definitions, maps, footnotes, substantial extracts from primary sources, the annotated bibliography, and a time line."
-- School Library Journal (March 2001) (School Library Journal 20010301)

"This series addition lives up to the high standards achieved by its predecessors. The book is enriched by numerous, well-chosen quotations from primary and secondary sources, and by a wealth of interesting black-and-white photos and reproductions. A fine source for beginning research."
-- School Library Journal (March 2001) (School Library Journal 20010301)

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-9-These titles offer a great deal of useful and readable information. Both are extensively footnoted and well indexed, and provide good suggestions for further reading. Black-and-white photos, period prints, and drawings appear on most pages and boxed sidebars contain interesting quotations from source material. Aaseng outlines the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, beginning with a brief look at the pioneering work of Robert Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Early developments in rocketry are traced up through World War II and the subsequent work on missiles, satellites, and manned flight is described and placed in the context of the Cold War. The author includes recently revealed information about the Soviet space program. There is little else for this age group that looks at the U.S. space program from this perspective. Yount races through 4000 years of medical practice and research, briefly describing Chinese and Indian traditions, then concentrating on the development of Western medical practice. There are descriptions of various plagues and of the scientific research that led ultimately to treatments and cures for those diseases. Modern developments such as organ transplants and gene therapy are addressed, but there is no discussion of "alternative" medicine or of the development of the nursing profession. Nonetheless, the information is presented clearly and is suitable for reports and for leisure reading. Brandon Miller's Just What the Doctor Ordered (Lerner, 1997) and David Ritchie and Fred Israel's Health and Medicine (Chelsea, 1994) fill in some of the gaps in Yount's presentation.
Elaine Fort Weischedel, Franklin Public Library, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Lucent Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1560068051
• ISBN 13: 9781560068051
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128