Of plagues and vampires : believable myths and unbelievable facts from medical practice / Dr. Michael Hefferon.

  • Hefferon, Michael, 1953-
Date:
[2017]
  • Books

About this work

Description

'We often hear that "the myth is more potent than reality." Is that why myth continues to play such a significant role in medicine? Do some notions widely thought to be medical folklore actually have a scientific basis? Dr. Micheal Hefferon explores the interface when some of our traditional notions about health meet evidence based medicine'--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Kingston, Ontario : Woodpecker Lane Press, [2017]

Physical description

viii, 130 pages : illustrations (chiefly black and white) ; 20cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements--Introduction--Ancient traditions--Myths of gendered persuasion--Terminating the cancer myth--We are what we eat--Medical controversies--A potpourri of medical mythology--Handing in the pager--About the author.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BUA /HEF
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9780994017284
  • 0994017286