Author: Kevin BrownPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953470
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The history of penicillin.
Author: Salvatore Tocci
Author: Gwyn MacfarlaneThe Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat
Author: Eric LaxPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805077780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Eric Lax's The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat is the dramatic, untold story of the discovery of the first wonder drug, the men who led the way, and how it changed the modern world
The Enchanted Ring
Author: John C. SheehanPublisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780262690850
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The laboratory synthesis of penicillin, with its intractable beta-lactam structure or "enchanted ring," proved to be one of the most difficult problems ever undertaken by organic chemists. In this book, John Sheehan the man who succeeded in synthesizing penicillin after others had given up, recounts the discovery and development of this remarkable drug.
Penicillin
Author: Robert BudPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199254060
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The author sets the discovery and use of penicillin in the broader context of social and cultural changes across the world. He examines the drug's contributions to medicine and agriculture, and investigates the global spread of resistant bacteria as antibiotic use continues to rise.
Author: National Research CouncilDrug-Induced Liver Injury
Author: Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128173173
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Volume 85, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field. Chapters in this new release include Cell death mechanisms in DILI, Mitochondria in DILI, Primary hepatocytes and their cultures for the testing of drug-induced liver injury, MetaHeps an alternate approach to identify IDILI, Autophagy and DILI, Biomarkers and DILI, Regeneration and DILI, Drug-induced liver injury in obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Mechanisms of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury, the Evaluation and Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity, and much more. - Includes the authority and expertise of leading contributors in pharmacology - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Pharmacology series
Anthrax in Humans and Animals
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547537
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
This fourth edition of the anthrax guidelines encompasses a systematic review of the extensive new scientific literature and relevant publications up to end 2007 including all the new information that emerged in the 3-4 years after the anthrax letter events. This updated edition provides information on the disease and its importance, its etiology and ecology, and offers guidance on the detection, diagnostic, epidemiology, disinfection and decontamination, treatment and prophylaxis procedures, as well as control and surveillance processes for anthrax in humans and animals. With two rounds of a rigorous peer-review process, it is a relevant source of information for the management of anthrax in humans and animals.
Alexander Fleming
Author: Richard HantulaPublisher: World Almanac Library
ISBN: 9780836850833
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Chronicling the lives of the most important people of recent times, these books give student readers a powerful resource for understanding how their world came to be what it is today. Enriched with historic photos of the life and times of the people being profiled, and with excerpts from primary source documents, this series will inspire critical thinking, further research, and additional reading. Each book is more than just the story an individual.
