The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Paperback)

Thomas Morris

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd, London, 2019

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Paperback. Horrible histories for adults, these gruesome, bizarre and often hilarious medical case histories trace the evolution of modern medicine and the astonishing resilience of human life, both in body and spirit!\"Delightfully horrifying.\"--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions.A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick.A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orifice.These are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries. This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world.From seventeenth-century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity - such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium. Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia - such as a daring nineteenth-century operation to remove a metal fragment from beneath a conscious patient's heart. We also hear of the weird, often hilarious remedies employed by physicians of yore - from crow's vomit to port-wine enemas - the hazards of such everyday objects as cucumbers and false teeth, and miraculous recovery from apparently terminal injuries.Blending fascinating history with lacerating wit, The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth will take you on a tour of some of the funniest, strangest and most wince-inducing corners of medical history. "Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018* A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions. * A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Paperback)
Autore
Thomas Morris
Editore
Transworld Publishers Ltd, London
Anno di pubblicazione
2019
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0552175455
ISBN 13
9780552175456

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