Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine
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Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine
Author | : Roger Cooter,Rémi Piet |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1988-11-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781349196067 |
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A collection of essays focused largely on the 19th century when alternative medicine as opposed to orthodox medicine was not accepted as "professional". Historians in this book explore the dissent which arose in various local and national contexts.
Studies in the History of Alternative Medicine
Author | : Roger Cooter |
Publsiher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Alternative medicine |
ISBN | : 0312016832 |
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Papers from seminars sponsored by the Society for the Social History of Medicine and held in 1981 and 1984. (Includes some presented in Sheffield, Nov. 1981 and others presented in London, 1984). Alternative medicine as it relates historically to society, economics, mentalities, ideology, politics, philosophy, religion and literary culture. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Author | : Dean T. Jamison,Joel G. Breman,Anthony R. Measham,George Alleyne,Mariam Claeson,David B. Evans,Prabhat Jha,Anne Mills,Philip Musgrove |
Publsiher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 1449 |
Release | : 2006-04-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780821361801 |
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Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Nature Cures
Author | : James C. Whorton |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Alternative medicine |
ISBN | : 0195171624 |
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From reflexology and rolfing to shiatsu and dream work, we are confronted today by a welter of alternative medical therapies. But as James Whorton shows in Nature Cures, the recent explosion in alternative medicine actually reflects two centuries of competition and conflict between mainstream medicine and numerous unorthodox systems. This is the first comprehensive history of alternative medicine in America, examining the major systems that have emerged from 1800 to the present. Writing with wit and with fairness to all sides, Whorton offers a fascinating look at alternative health systems such as homeopathy, water cures, Mesmerism, Christian Science, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture. He highlights the birth and growth of each system (including European roots where appropriate) and vividly describes both the theories and the therapies developed within each system, including such dubious practices as hour-long walks barefoot in snow or Samuel Thompson's "puking and steaming" regimen. In particular, Whorton illuminates the philosophy of "natural healing" that has been espoused by alternative practitioners throughout history and the distinctive interpretations of "nature cure" developed by the different systems. Though he doesn't hesitate to point out the failings of these systems, he also shows that some "cult medicines" have eventually won recognition from practitioners of mainstream medicine. Throughout, Whorton writes with a light touch and quotes from contemporary humorists such as Mark Twain. His book is an engaging and authoritative history that highlights the course of alternative medicine in the U.S., providing valuable background to the wide range of therapies available today.
Alternative Medicine
Author | : Roberta E. Bivins |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780199543762 |
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What is 'alternative' medicine? is the astonishing popularity of alternative and multicultural medicine really such a recent development? Bivins unearths the roots of today's distinction between alternative, complementary and orthodox medicine, and shows how interest in medical alternatives is a phenomenon with a long history.
The Politics of Healing
Author | : Robert D. Johnston |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2004-06-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781135953904 |
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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Historical Aspects of Unconventional Medicine
Author | : Robert Jütte,Motzi Eklöf,Marie C. Nelson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Alternative medicine |
ISBN | : UOM:39015051573007 |
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Biomedicine and Alternative Healing Systems in America
Author | : Hans A. Baer |
Publsiher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Alternative medicine |
ISBN | : 0299166945 |
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Examining medical pluralism in the United States from the Revolutionary War period through the end of the twentieth century, Hans Baer brings together in one convenient reference a vast array of information on healing systems as diverse as Christian Science, osteopathy, acupuncture, Santeria, southern Appalachian herbalism, evangelical faith healing, and Navajo healing. In a country where the dominant paradigm of biomedicine (medical schools, research hospitals, clinics staffed by M.D.s and R.N.s) has been long established and supported by laws and regulations, the continuing appeal of other medical systems and subsystems bears careful consideration. Distinctions of class, Baer emphasizes, as well as differences in race, ethnicity, and gender, are fundamental to the diversity of beliefs, techniques, and social organizations represented in the phenomenon of medical pluralism. Baer traces the simultaneous emergence in the nineteenth century of formalized biomedicine and of homeopathy, botanic medicine, hydropathy, Christian Science, osteopathy, and chiropractic. He examines present-day osteopathic medicine as a system parallel to biomedicine with an emphasis on primary care; chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture as professionalized heterodox medical systems; homeopathy, herbalism, bodywork, and lay midwifery in the context of the holistic health movement; Anglo-American religious healing; and folk medical systems, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities. In closing he focuses on the persistence of folk medical systems among working-class Americans and considers the growing interest of biomedical physicians, pharmaceutical and healthcare corporations, and government in the holistic health movement