Painful History of Medicine Pills, Powders & Potions: A History of Medication
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Painful History of Medicine Pills, Powders & Potions: A History of Medication by John Townsend
Read this history of medication and find out how pills, powders, and potions were a part of medical history. Learn why doctors are sometimes called quacks. Find out why snails and brown sugar were important for treating someone with a sore throat. Discover how people in ancient times treated illness. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how medicine has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.
John Townsend has been in teaching for 25 years, and has been a full-time writer since January 2003. He has written more than sixty books for young people, on such wide-ranging subjects as monsters, urban legends, spiders, computer crime, and spies. He has also written the recent thrillers The Hand and The Omen and the Ghost. He lives in England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844437535 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844437531 |
| Title | Painful History of Medicine Pills, Powders & Potions: A History of Medication |
| Author | John Townsend |
| Series | A Painful History Of Medicine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Capstone Global Library Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |