The Importance of Having a Brain Tales from the History of Medicine

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The fascinating world of the history of medicine</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Navigate through the rich and delightful history of one of man's oldest of creeds-the medical profession (not the other its less illustrious competitor). Told with a perfect blend of historical accuracy wit and humor these assorted stories from the annals of medicine are informative illuminating and entertaining. This is a medical history book in small doses.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In this book you will discover:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Why do we call smallpox small?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Was Julius Caesar called Caesar because he was delivered through a c-section?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Who was the British clergyman who measured blood pressure for the first time and the other whose discovery led to the development of aspirin?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Why did a doctor in the early 20th century exhibit premature babies in circuses boardwalks and country fairs in U.S. cities?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-What led a 16th century anatomist to discover that men and women have the same number of ribs?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Why did a 19th century Boston surgeon cry out Gentlemen this is no humbug!?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Why did a German psychiatrist intentionally inject blood from malaria patients into the arms of his psychiatry patients and what was his reward for this brutal therapy?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-What disease killed more people in the 20th century alone than all of battles armed conflicts and wars of the 20th century combined?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Why do we call blood banks banks?</span></p>