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400
Greeks 400 B.C.E
The greeks began the study of disease, "the father of medicine" (Hippocrates) wrote the code of ethics for physicians called the Hippocratic Oath -
500
Egyptians 3500-500B.C.E
Earlist people to keep accurate records, identified some specific diseases, used medicins to heal disease and splinted fractures -
Oct 4, 1200
Dark and Middle ages 400-1400 CE
during this time frame the practice of medicin had come to a complete stop for over 1,000 years. during this time there were many plagues and epidmics (Bubonic, small pox, syphilis) -
William Harvey publishes "anatomical study of the motion of the heart and of the blood of animals"
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cow pox?
Edward Jenner finds a way to protect people from small pox by introducing cow pox. -
vaccine for small pox
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Louisiana Purchase
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1st sucsessfull transfusion of blood.
performed by James Blundell -
Federal contol over drug supply
Congress required the U.S customs service to stop entry of adulterated drugs from overseas. -
1st woman to recive degree
Elizabeath Balckwell is the first ever woman to recive a medical degree. -
importance of clean
Jospeh Lister wrote a book called "aniseptic prniciple of the practive of surgery" one of the most important events in medical history -
Founding of the American Red Cross
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1st vaccine for rabies
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Discovered x-rays
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1st vaccine for typhoid fever
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development of aspirin
Felix Hoffman developes aspirin "pain relief" -
take your vitimins
Sir Fredrickson Gowland Hopkins tells and finds how taking vitimins is an important part of human health. -
Isolated Radium
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1st vaccine for tetanus
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1st vaccine for yellow fever
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Polio vaccine developed
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cardiac pacemaker
Paul Zoll developed the cardiac pacemaker to help control irregular heart beat. -
1st kidney transplant between twins.
performed by Dr. Jospeh e, Murray -
test tube baby
the very first test tube baby is born! -
Jarvik-7
Dr. William Derives implants the jarvik-7 artifical heart into barney clark, he lived 112 days. -
HIV found
the virius HIV is found to cause ADIS
