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500
Hippocrates
discovered the 4 humors. blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm -
500
Cleaning wounds
wine and vinegar were used as methods to clean infectious wounds -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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700
Herbs
used medicinally to treat headaches and others pains -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles -
1280
Glasses
allowed for long sided people to be aided in sight -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1346
Quaratine
patients are separated to prevent the spread of disease -
Jannssen
Invents the microscope -
compound microscope
allowed for high magnification of bacteria, cells, and other organisms -
William Harvey
confirmed circulation of blood throughout body -
Printing Press
Allowed for publications of medical discoveries -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
discovered vaccine for cowpox and smallpox -
Rene Laennec
invented the stethoscope -
Louis Pasteur
invented pasteurization, destroyed bacteria in beverages -
Anesthesia
the first successful anesthesia surgery, allowed for growth in the field -
XRay
shows the place and condition of bones -
Period: to
Modern World
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Peyton Rous
discovered that a virus can cause a malignant tumor -
Chemotherapy
a way of treating cancer -
ultrasound
allowed for clear images of baby -
Quaalude-300
sedative, muscle relaxant and as treatment for insomnia -
Penicillin
helps treat bacterial infections -
Human Genome
discovery of what our 23,000 genes do -
David J, Weatherall
is a prominent researcher in molecular genetics, haematology, and pathology. He is one of the leading experts worldwide on thalassemias, blood disorders that cause anemia and other complications. -
Period: to
21th Century
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Smoke-Free law
prohibited smoking in restaurants, reduce second hand smoking -
HIV Cocktail
Atripla Tablets, single tablets taken once a day to help treatment of HIV-1 -
John B. Gordon
discovering mature cells can be converted into stem cells
