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The Science of Sickness & Health Science History …

WebStories. Stories by Topic. The Science of Sickness & Health. Medicine is where science intersects most directly with our bodies. From leeches to vaccines, germ theory to gene therapy, the ways we think about health …

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Health & Medicine

WebHealth & Medicine. This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus …

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Quacks, Plagues, and Pandemics Science History …

WebMountebanks of all kinds still operated in Venice, but the development of a robust public-health defense kept the city relatively plague-free from the mid-1600s onward. (Elsewhere in Europe the …

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White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health

WebFinal report of the White House Follow-up Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health held at Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5th, 1971. The original White House Conference took …

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A Recipe for Good Health Science History Institute

WebA reviewer for Journal of the Outdoor Life, a health publication devoted to fighting tuberculosis, commended Cooper’s cookbook for its discussion of bacteria, the energy value of fats and carbohydrates, …

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Louis Pasteur Science History Institute

WebLouis Pasteur (1822–1895) is revered by his successors in the life sciences as well as by the general public. In fact, his name provided the basis for a household …

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Aspirin: Turn-of-the-Century Miracle Drug

WebJust as the medical benefits of salicylic acid had long been known, so too had some of the health issues related to prolonged use of large doses of the drug. Such use …

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The Rotten Science Behind the MSG Scare

WebA seasoning invented by a chemist had an air of technological sophistication that appealed to officials intent on modernizing the country through science and …

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Where Are My Children

WebWhile the silent movie, titled Where Are My Children? is more than a century old, its central question—who “deserves” access to reproductive rights— still resonates …

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Exploring ‘Health Equity Tourism’

WebIn the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a new public interest in health inequities research. With this new focus, …

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Medicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them

WebMarch 24, 2020 Health & Medicine. Medicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them. The rise, fall, and resurrection of the humble leech. byJessica Martucci. A man having his foot …

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Vicious Doctors and Cruel Diseases in 18th-Century Jamaica

WebVicious Doctors and Cruel Diseases in 18th-Century Jamaica. A scientific dispute takes a violent, absurd turn. Doctors Differ, by British illustrator Samuel Fores, …

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Bad Blood, Bad Science Science History Institute

WebThe Public Health Service felt like they already had results from a white control group, because there was a long-term syphilis study done in Oslo, Norway. In …

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Interview with William Haseltine Science History Institute

WebOver the next several weeks, Distillations will be talking to people who have special insight into the coronavirus crisis—biomedical researchers, physicians, public …

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Living in the Town Asbestos Built Science History Institute

WebA 2011 study released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health backs up her suspicions. It analyzed cancer diagnoses from 1992 to 2008 and found the rate of …

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Interview with Sue Desmond-Hellmann Science History Institute

WebOver the next several weeks, Distillations will be talking to people who have special insight into the coronavirus crisis—biomedical researchers, physicians, public …

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Heat Therapy Science History Institute

WebOn the Scoville scale—a metric that rates a pepper’s heat based on its concentration of capsaicinoids—the reaper clocks in at an average 1.614 million Scoville …

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Beyond Silent Spring: An Alternate History of DDT

WebHealth and medicine would be vastly improved, too, thanks to sterilizing lamps, penicillin, and, of course, DDT. “But scientists are treading with caution in their …

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Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health

WebHe suffered from narcolepsy, too. Plus middle-ear damage—pigeon allergies—agoraphobia—chronic fatigue syndrome—an adrenal-gland tumor—Chagas …

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How Notorious Abortionist Madame Restell Built a Drug Empire

WebDistillations magazine. How Notorious Abortionist Madame Restell Built a Drug Empire. Desperate women, mistreated by the 19th century’s medical establishment, …

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