The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to inco

A History of the Medicines We Take gives a lively account of the development of medicines from traces of herbs found with the remains of Neanderthal man, to pre

This volume highlights the people and scientific developments in military medicine through the ages, concentrating on medical advances that changed both warfare

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