February 2010
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
8h 28m
English
book
Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World
by Jon Queijo
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Index
A
Abbot, Gilbert, 78
actinomycetes, 156
active immunity, 131
acute paranoid schizophrenia, 194–196, 218
adenine, 182
albinism, 178
alkaptonuria, 177
alprazolam (Xanax), 215
alternative medicine
AMA battle against quackery, 240–242
Ayurvedic medicine, 228
chiropractic medicine, 238–240
explained, 4–5
homeopathy, 236–238
increasing popularity of, 226
integrative medicine, 246–249
meditation, 223–224
NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine), 243
rediscovery of, 242–243
top 15 CAM practitioner visits, 244–246
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), 227
treatment failures, 223–224
American Medical Association (AMA), 241
American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV),
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