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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
middle ages
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754
Bagdad pharmacy
first pharmacy was established. Pharmacist prepared compounded medications as prescribed and ordered by the physician. -
Nov 6, 900
rhazes
discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
1010
Avicenna
Wrote the book of healing and the Canon of Medicine -
1300
islamic hospitals
provided healthcare for the sick -
1340
University at Montpellier (italy)
included a school of anatomy -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
renaissance
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1550
printing press
allowed for publication of discoveries -
Zacharius Jannssen
invented the microscope -
scientific method
use of scientific method begins -
Robert Hooke
invented the reflective microscope -
Blood transfusion
first recorded successful blood transfusion in England -
Francis Bacon
uses microscope to discover plague fleas -
Edward Jenner
discovered 1st vaccination -
Robert Koch
discovery of pathogens -
hand washing and hygiene
importance of hand washing and good hygiene -
Bubonic plague
hits San Francisco -
Karl Landsteiner
discovered blood types A, B, and C -
Period: to
modern world
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Spanish flu
"spanish flu" kills 20 and 100 million people world wide -
Alexander Fleming
discovered penicilin -
penicilin
mass production of penicilin, the worlds first antibiotic, begins -
amoxicillin
the antitbiotic amoxicillin is developed -
Period: to
industrial renaissance
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Tamiflu and Relenza
approved for flu treatment -
Period: to
21st century
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Bennet Omalu
discovered the presence of a degenerative disease in the brain, naming the condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy -
HPV vaccine is approved
targets a cause for cancer -
Stem cells
Doctors began to induce potential stem cells and also cloned human stem cells -
Bionic Limbs
development of the first advanced-movement prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer’s mind -
28th face plant surgery
28th face plant surgery was conducted in New york city,
