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Materia Medica
In 65 A.D., Dioscorides, a Greek, wrote his Materia Medica (13.152.6). This was a practical text dealing with the medicinal use of more than 600 plants. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle ages
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1157
Count Guilhem VIII of Montpellier
The medical school at Montpellier traces its roots back to the tenth century, though the university was not founded until 1289. Count Guilhem VIII of Montpellier (1157–1202) permitted anyone who had a medical license to teach there, regardless of religion or background. -
1160
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen, wrote the Liber simplicis medicinae (simple book of medicine) -
1338
The Black Death
The Black Death started from the disease that was carried around by the rats in England which spreaded to humans and all over Europe -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance
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1456
Sick Children
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Microscopic Revolution
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, made one of the earliest microscopes. The detail the revolutionary microscopes could see allowed the English scientist Robert Hooke to observe cells for the first time. -
Blood Circulation
1628 William Harvey published his theory that the heart is a muscle, which acts as a pump to circulate the blood around the body, this discovery lead to the conclusion that there are specific body systems that works together -
New lands bring new medicines and new diseases
As the understanding of the body increased, so did the development of new medicines. as people started to interact with each other through trade and explorations it allowed the spread of global disesase -
Smallpox
an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Kill or cure
Edward Jenner is credited with the development of vaccination but in fact it was first introduced into England by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in 1721. She tried a method that was used in Turkey where people deliberately infected themselves with a mild form of smallpox. This was the first form of innoculation -
X-rays
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a German physicist, discovered X-rays by producing and detecting electromagnetic radiation in this wavelength range. -
Asprin
Chemists working in the German company Bayer AG produced the first Aspirin. It was a synthetic version of salicin, which they derived from the plant species Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet). Within 2 years, it became a global commercial success. -
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Modern World
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Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian biologist and physician, identified the different blood types and classified them into blood groups. -
Insulin
Medical scientists Sir Frederick Banting, a Canadian, and Charles Herbert Best, an American-Canadian, discovered insulin. -
CPR
A group of Americans developed the technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). They tested it successfully on a dog first, and the technique saved a child's life shortly afterward. -
James Alexander Thomson
James Alexander Thomson, an American developmental biologist, derived the first human embryonic stem cell line. He later found a way to create stem cells from human skin cells. -
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21st Century
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Liver
Dr. Kenneth Matsumura created the first bio-artificial liver. This could lead to scientists creating artificial livers for transplantation or other techniques that enable a damaged liver to renew itself. -
Anti-Smoking laws and Campaigns Reduce Public Smoking
Anti-smoking campaigns (at least in the U.S.), including banning of smoking in workplaces and public places, [have] enormous impact across socioeconomic classes on many diseases," said Humphreys, who added that smoking increases the risk for strokes and many cancers. -
HIV
The drop in death rates from HIV in the developed world (is) due to improved medications," Coates said. "There was the 10 percent drop in deaths due to HIV in the US between 2006 and 2007.
