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Bizarre medicine : unusual treatments and practices through the ages  Cover Image Book Book

Bizarre medicine : unusual treatments and practices through the ages

Engs, Ruth Clifford (author.).

Summary: "This encyclopedia explores the topic of quack and fringe medicine in the United States, from the patent medicines of the 19th century to modern yet questionable treatments"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781440871245
  • ISBN: 1440871248
  • ISBN: 9781440871252
  • ISBN: 1440871256
  • Physical Description: print
    xix, 349 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered page 305-page 335) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: List of Entries: Appendicitis -- Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Gout -- Back Pain and Spine Issues -- Birth Defects and Congenital Anomalies -- Bites: Mammals and Reptiles -- Bites and Stings: Insects and Arachnids -- Bowel and Rectal Issues -- Burns -- Cancer -- Cardiovascular (Heart) Diseases -- Childbirth: Maternal Complications -- Childbirth and the Normal Postpartum Period -- Childhood Diseases -- Cholera -- Common Cold and Other Nasal Issues -- Coughs, Bronchitis, and Laryngitis -- Depression and Melancholia -- Diabetes -- Dislocations, Sprains, and Brusises -- Drowning, Choking, and Asphyxiation -- Ear Issues and Deafness -- Eye Conditions, Visual Impairment, and Blindness -- Fevers -- Foot Problems -- Fractures and Bone Issues -- Gastroenteritis, Dysentery, and Diarrhea -- Head and Hair Issues -- Headaches and Head Injuries -- Health Maintenance -- Hernia -- Hysteria and Mass Hysteria -- Infact Issues, Illnesses, and Death -- Inflammation and Pain -- Influenza -- Insomnia and Sleep Disorders -- Leg Problems -- Leprosy -- Liver and Gallbladder Issues -- Malaria and Intermittent Fevers -- Menstruation and Gynecological Issues -- Mental Disorders ("Neurotic"): Anxiety and Functional Disorders -- Mental Disorders ("Psychotic") Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia -- Neurological and Dementia Disorders -- Obesity and Weight Loss -- Parasites and Worms -- Plague -- Pneumonia and Lung Conditions -- Polio -- Pregnancy: Common Issues and Potential Complications -- Pregnancy: Infertility, Fostering Conception, and Pregnancy Tests -- Pregnancy: Prevention and Termination -- Rheumatic and Scarlet Fever -- Seizures and Epilepsy -- Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Skin Conditions -- Smallpox -- Sore Throats -- Sterility and Male Reproductive Issues -- Stomach Ailments -- Stress and Anexity -- Substance Use Disorders -- Tetanus -- Tooth and Mouth Issues -- Tuberculosis -- Typhoid Fever -- Typhus -- Urinary Tract Issues -- Wounds and Wound Infections -- Yellow Fever -- Zoonotic Diseases /Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction / ENTRIES / Glossary / Bibliography / Index.
Subject: Medicine Miscellanea
Medicine Anecdotes

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library R 706 .E54 2022 30775305565930 General Collection Available -

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