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Ten Drugs
- How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century-spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine.
Beginning with opium, the “joy plant,” which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book.
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- Phillip Goucher
- 08-11-2024
Excellent and expansive communication
As a soon-to-be pharmacy student any medicine related works I approach with skepticism. The multifaceted engagement and factors considered throughout the writing (and performed by the great narrator) makes for a wonderful listen and desire to conduct personal research into the ever strong community of drugs.
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- Molly M M
- 20-11-2021
Fascinating !
Very interesting . Very informative about drugs and their enormous effect on lives politics sociology etc ..
Absolutely recommend … loved it !
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- Cnielsen
- 21-05-2022
Best book read this years
If you are interested in history and medicine this book is for you! Great narration as well!
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