02494cam a2200361 4500 233394464 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781422296950 1422296954 B00O4HO808 Amazon a74ddbb7-9666-4583-96b4-d11592a9afb7 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2015611 OverDrive (Product ID) 2015611 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Strange, Matthew. Bleeding, Blistering, and Purging [Libby] : Health and Medicine in the 1800s. National Highlights Inc, 2011. 19th Century. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 16MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>Medicine developed into a science in the 1800s, but it was a long evolution from folk remedies and superstition to a modern understanding of how the human body works and how disease is spread. Throughout much of the century, the life expectancy of the average American was decades shorter than it is now. A lack of understanding of simple hygiene contributed to the early death of many women after childbirth, and children routinely died of common childhood diseases like measles. An incorrectly treated broken arm could kill a healthy young man, and pain, disfigurement, and epidemic disease was the fate of many Americans. Traditional herbal remedies were sometimes the best treatments available, while patent medicines often contained toxic substances, and medical procedures were often painful, disgusting, and ultimately useless. The dedicated scientists and medical researchers of the 1800s made a tremendous contribution to the health and happiness of Americans.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Gillis, John R. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=a74ddbb7-9666-4583-96b4-d11592a9afb7 https://samples.overdrive.com/bleeding-blistering-and?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/bleeding-blistering-and?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/bleeding-blistering-and?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)