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***Title of Vintage Medical Science Book: Medical Magic LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT! Author(s): David Dietz, Winner 1937 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Lecturer in General Science, Western Reserve University; Science Editor of the Scripps-Howard NewspapersPublisher: Dodd, Mead & Company - New YorkYear of Publication: 1938Edition: 1st/First Ex-Library Volume: NO Total of Numbered Pages: 380Size: 6"W x 8 & 3/4"HFormat: Hard CoverDust Jacket: YES Condition: NEAR MINT/LIKE NEW!*Cover/Exterior - evinces NO shelf/edge wear or surface handling, having been well protected by its Dust Jacket all these years*Binding/Spine - tightly intact*Interior Contents - crisply clean pages evince no noted writings, foxing, markings, water damage, staining, or odors of any kind; being mentioned merely for purposes of accuracy is the pre-existence of a previous owner’s attractive book plate still affixed to the inside front cover board*Dust Jacket - EXCELLENT, evincing only a modest bit of edge paper nicks/tears CONTENTS: ***PART I - MEDICAL MAGICI - The New Wizardry II - Living Drug Factories***PART II - THE SEVEN HORSEMEN OF DEATHIII - The Seven Horsemen IV - When Arteries Grow Old V - The War on Cancer VI - Death on Wheels VII - The White Plague VIII - When Pneumonia Strikes***PART III - SAFEGUARDING MOTHERHOODIX - Why Women Live Longer X - Welcome Stranger ***PART IV - THE MAGIC OF NERVES XI - The Nervous System XII - Brain Waves XIII - Sick Personalities ***PART V - THE MAGIC OF GLANDS XIV - The Pacemaker XV - The Bone Builders XVI - Fight or Flight XVII - The Master Gland XVIII - The Enchanted Barnyard XIX - The Gift of Life XX - The Sex Glands XXI - Glands of Mystery ***PART VI - THE MAGIC OF DIGESTION XXII - The Story of Digestion XXIII - The Powerful Enzymes XXIV - The Magic in Liver XXV - The Vitamin Alphabet ***PART VII - THE WAR ON CONTAGION XXVI - Murderous Germs XXVII - Yellow Jack XXVIII - Soldiers of Humanity XXIX - The Menace of Influenza XXX - Snails and Parasites XXXI - Sleeping Sickness XXXII - The Problem of Syphilis XXXIII - The Conquest of Contagion ***PART VIII - THE ART OF DIAGNOSIS XXXIV - The Detection of Disease XXXV - The Magic X Ray ***PART IX - THE MAGIC OF SURGERY XXXVI - The Good Old Days XXXVII - The Call in the Night XXXVIII - Two Million Operations ***PART X - THE FUTURE XXXIX - Looking Ahead ***BIBLIOGRAPHY ***INDEX ILLUSTRATIONS: ***PLATES *"Blood Bank" Safeguards Lives: Surgeon straining blood donation. (Grady Hospital, Atlanta) *Who Can Predict Their Future: Scene in hospital nursery. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *The Magic of the Needle: Immunization by innoculation/inoculation. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *On Guard Against Tuberculosis: Use of portable X-ray apparatus. (Clevela nd Anti-Tuberculosis League *A Lung Operation: Surgery is employed today in the battle against tuberculosis. (City Hospital, Cleveland) *A Caesarean Operation: (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Science Watches His Start: Hospital nurse feeding infant. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Renewing the Spark of Life: Use of resuscitation apparatus on newborn infant. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Protecting Baby’s Eyes: Treatment with one per cent silver nitrate solution. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Test for Vitamin A: The biophotometer will reveal deficiency. *Bicycle Riding for Science: Elaborate apparatus for metabolism tests. (Carnegie Institution of Washington) *Vacuum-Cleaning Fleas: Procedure during experiments on typhus fever. (U.S. Public Health Service) *Test Tubes Full of Germs: Transferring tissue cultures of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (U.S. Public Health Service) *On the Track of Disease: Preparation of microscopic slides. (U.S. Public Health Service) *Germs and Their Poisonous Products: Studying toxin-producing strains of staphylococci. (U.S. Public Health Service) *Heat Kills Germs: Placing saline solutions in sterilizer. (University Hospital of Cleveland) *Electricity Aids Medicine: Treatment with low-voltage therapy. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Germs Must Eat: Preparing culture mediums in the laboratory. (Institute of Pathology, W.R.U., Cleveland) *Not a Broadcasting Station: An X-ray control panel. (St. John’s Hospital, Cleveland) *The Iron Lung: IT aids victims of infantile paralysis. (City Hospital, Cleveland) *Restoring Weakened Muscles: Warm-water pools help overcome ravages of infantile paralysis. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *Beginning a Blood Test: Sample of blood withdrawn with pipette. (St. Luke’s Hospital, Cleveland) *The Magic of the Laboratory: Many tests aid diagnosis of disease. (Institute of Pathology, W.R.U., Cleveland) *The Penetrating X Ray: The hand of a twenty-year old girl. (Brush Foundation) *The Lungs: X-ray photograph showing tubercular lesion. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *The Kidneys: X-ray photograph of pelves of kidneys and ureters. (X Rays by Dr. Eugene Freedman) *Nailing Broken Bones: Repair of fractured femur with stainless steel nail. (X Ray by Dr. Gilson C. Engel) *Ready for the Surgeon: Instruments arranged for an operation. (University Hospital, Cleveland) *The Microscope Checks the Diagnosis: Examining cultures for the signs of germs. (St. Luke’s Hospital, Cleveland) ***DIAGRAMS *The Ductless Glands *The Lungs *Late Stage of Pregnancy *Three Types of Neurons *A Reflex Arc *Brain and Spinal Cord *The Parts of the Brain *Localization of Functions *The Thyroid Gland *The Parathyroid Glands *The Adrenal Glands *The Female Reproductive Organs *The Thymus Gland in Youth *The Digestive System *Peptic Ulcer *Diagram of a Typical Cell ***EXCERPT: "In vivid, dramatic language that combines a non-technical vocabulary with the strictest scientific accuracy, David Dietz tells the fascinating story of how medical science today is penetrating the secrets of the human body and applying this new knowledge to the conquest of disease..."
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1938
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Medical Magic |
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