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A Greek god Asclepius was the god of healing and people went to his temple to pray for cures, his symbol was a snake. Priests later adopted his symbol and evolved it into a insignia called a caduceus.
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The first Pharmacy was created in Baghdad by a medieval Arabic physician.
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Discovered the difference between small pow and measles.
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Barber-surgeons not only cut hair they performed sugerys on people who had cataracts and they also practiced phlebotomy (bloodletting).
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Islamic Hospitals were the first hospitals they had health care for the sick.
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Flush toilet's were invented by Sir John Harrington, this is something we still use today because it was a very important invention.
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In Europe the scientific method came into use and this is the process used to acquire new knowledge.
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Robert built one of the first reflecting microscopes.
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek discovered blood cells.
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During this age a philosophical movement of the human anatomy took place.
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James Blundell performs the first successful blood transfusion on a human using human blood. This was a major mark in human history.
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First woman to receive a medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.
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Louis Pasteur identifies that germs are the main cause for diseases and that germs get passed around easily so it causes it to spread faster.
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The first vaccine was created for bubonic plague in 1879.
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X rays were invented and discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
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Karl Landsteiner introduces the systems to classify blood into A, B, AB, and O groups.
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Insulin was first used to treat diabetes after being created.
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The first vaccine for tuberculosis and the first vaccine for tetanus were created.
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Dr. Joseph performs the first kidney transplant on a human body.
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Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant in 1967.
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According to Dr. Atul Gawande 30% of those who got shot in World War ll died and now in Iraq only 10% of those who got shot die. This is because of improvements in trauma care in wars.
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Scientist completed a draft sequencing of the human genome or all the genes that make up our DNA.
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The first vaccine was given to patient to target cancer cells.
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Stem cells can essentially be programmed to become any type of cell in the body.
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Anti- smoking laws and campaigns have reduced public smoking due to it's discoveries that it is bad for health.
