1. Edition - May 2005
24.90 Euro
2005. XI, 462 Pages, Hardcover
187 Fig.
- General Reading -
ISBN-10: 3-527-30263-8
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-30263-5 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
Soothing pain is a concern as old as mankind itself. Whether toothache, gout or heart problems - this book provides entertainingly told and well-illustraded information on all serious and imagined illnesses.

From the contents
Tablets, Drops and Tinctures - General Pharmacology
Ouch, my Tooth Hurts - How do Painkillers work?
Sound Asleep - Narcosis and Local Anesthetics
Ouch, my Leg Hurts - Treating Gout, Rheumatism and Arthritis
Small but Powerful - Antibiotics
Fleming and a Chance Discovery - the Story of Penicillin
Sand in the Bacterial Works - Transcription and Translation Blockers
Well Hidden and Hard to Grasp - How do we Fight Viruses?
Atchoo! Gesundheit! - Fighting the Common Cold
Take it to Heart - Cardio Treatments
Too Much of a Good Thing - How to Lower Blood Pressure
Stay Liquid - Clotting Blockers
The Problem with Sugar - Treating Diabetes Mellitus
Diseases of the Rich - Increased Blood Fats
Chemistry vs. Cancer - Medicine to Combat Tumors
Overreactions - Allergies and their Treatment
Disturbed Communication - How to Deal with Neurological Disorders
Better than Counting Sheep? - Sleeping Pills and Tranquilizers
Plaster for the Soul - Psycho Pharmaceuticals
Fleeing Everyday Life - Hallucinatory Drugs
As Long as it Works - Placebos
Bon Appetit - Means of Controlling Digestion
A Little More? - Means of Increasing Potency
Are you on the Pill? - Hormonal Contraception
Citius, Altius, Fortius? - Vitamins, Fortifiers and Doping Drugs
Naturally Natural? - The Sense and Nonsense Surrounding Herbal Remedies
Stay Clean - How to Fend Off the Competition
For Skin and Hair - Means of Body Care