Curiosities in Medicine: Alphabetically

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This anthology is devoted to the curious side of Medical History. Carl Sagan said: ”You have to know the past to understand the present.” This collection of 80 short stories, written by experts in the field, inspires curiosity and provides a detailed look at the History of Medicine. It investigates many topics, including ancient Egyptian knowledge, the fundamental importance of toothache and how it birthed Anesthesia, and why and when women were allowed to run marathons. The authors report on the background of rubber gloves, the stethoscope and the intraocular lens. Historically important biographies are included, such as those of Arthur Conan Doyle, Napoleon Bonaparte and Claude Monet. The book is relevant for those interested in Medicine and its curious history.   Foreword Preface Contents 1: Alhazen. Madness to Mosque Further Reading 2: Apple. Ocular Pathology and David J. Apple Further Reading 3: Atropos. The Terrible Daughter Further Reading 4: Auenbrugger. Thumping to Tapping Further Reading 5: Bach. God Listens When the Angels Play Bach Further Reading 6: Barbieri. Il Guercino (The Cross-Eyed) Further Reading 7: Berger. A Tiny Space with Big Implications Further Reading 8: Biometry. Calculating the Human Eye Further Reading 9: Bleuler. From “Madness” to Modern Psychiatry Further Reading 10: Borodin: Science, Music and the Eye Further Reading 11: Brandström. The Angel of Siberia Further Reading 12: Braille. Braille Brings “Light” into Darkness Further Reading 13: Bruegel. Art, the Bible and the Blind Further Reading 14: Cassatt. An Insight into Her Eyesight Further Reading 15: Chinin: Famous Men and the Lady Further Reading 16: Couching Cataracts: Just push it down! Further Reading 17: Credé. Credé, a Baby, and Silver Nitrate Further Reading 18: Diabetes. A New Life Further Reading 19: Doyle. Crime and Medicine Further Reading 20: Dunant. From Riches to Rags Further Reading 21: Ether. The Birth of Modern Anesthesia: The Death of Friendships Further Reading 22: Eye Banking. Eye Banking and the Lions Further Reading 23: Fercher. A Quantum Leap in Modern Cataract Surgery Further Reading 24: Finger Print. Your Skin and Your Identity Further Reading 25: Football for the Blind. If You Hear “Voy!” Watch Out! Further Reading 26: Franklin. From Reading Stones to Bifocals Further Reading 27: Glass Eyes. Sammy Davies Jr, Peter Falk, and Dr. Heinrich Adelmann: What do they have in common? Further Reading 28: Goethe. Genius Gone Wrong? Further Reading 29: Guide Dogs. The Four-Footed Eyes of the Blind Further Reading 30: El Greco. A Hundred Years of Fallacies Further Reading 31: Gullstrand. Ophthalmologist Wins Nobel Prize Further Reading 32: Gustav II. Adolf. Myopia, Oh My! Further Reading 33: Haidinger. The Mystery in the Eye - Haidinger and the Vikings Further Reading 34: Haldane. Blood and Breath Further Reading 35: Hales. The Doctor and His Horse Further Reading 36: Halsted. A Glove for Love Further Reading 37: Helmholtz. How to “See” the Back of the Eye Further Reading 38: Hysteria. Hysteria and the Hammer Further Reading 39: IOL Material. A Cloudy World is Cleared Further Reading 40: IOL Power Calculation Further Reading 41: Iry. Egypt 2400 BCE: Iry – The First Known Ophthalmologist Further Reading 42: Jersey. 33 Meters Below the Surface Further Reading 43: Jung-Stilling. The Castle, the Ghost and, the Ophthalmologist Further Reading 44: Kirschner. The Pain Went Away Further Reading 45: Kneipp. The Priest and the “Water Cure” Further Reading 46: Kohl. Kohl – Protective or Toxic? Further Reading 47: Korotkow. Listen and Learn! Further Reading 48: Laënnec. The Extendable Ear Further Reading 49: LASER. “A solution in search of a problem” Further Reading 50: Leprosy. “The Punishment of God”? Further Reading 51: LSD. Hellfire, Hallucinogen or Remedy? Further Reading 52: Mann, Ida. A Woman in a Man’s World Further Reading 53: Marathon. The Ladies and the “Marathon Doctor” Further Reading 54: Marfan. Spider Fingers and Near- Sightedness Further Reading 55: Meyer-Schwickerath. The “Trapped Sun” Further Reading 56: Monet. The Cataract and the Water Lily Further Reading 57: Napoleon. The “Butt” of History Further Reading 58: OCT. OCT is Not the Month! Further Reading 59: Odilia. Saint of the Blind Further Reading 60: Optography. The Last Image Further Reading 61: OVD. Angel Cake Batter and the Eye Further Reading 62: Paganini. Priapism and Paganini Further Reading 63: Quarantine. Relevant. Yes. Further Reading 64: Radium. Radium as a Cure for Blindness? Further Reading 65: Ridley. Fortune from Misfortune Further Reading 66: Santorio. The Man who Lived on a Scale Further Reading 67: Sauerbruch. Tyrant, Genius, and Friend of Hitler Further Reading 68: Schweitzer. The Polymath and the People Further Reading 69: Scopoli. Poison, Drugs and Medicine Further Reading 70: Taylor. A Gold Plated Charlatan Further Reading 71: Turner. The Sea, Art and, Cataracts Further Reading 72: Ultrasound. Bats Have It! Further Reading 73: da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci’s dream Further Reading 74: Visual Aids. Adding to the Eye Further Reading 75: White Cane. To See or Be Seen. Further Reading 76: Wichterle. A “Softer” Way to See Further Reading 77: Xenocrates. “Nasty” Business Further Reading 78: Yersinia pestis. Passion for Vietnam and Science Further Reading 79: Zamenhof. Ophthalmologist and the “Non-Nation” Further Reading 80: Zirm. Banking on Sight Further Reading