Medicine Links
- Medical Antiques A collection of early medical items featuring cased surgical, medical, and dental instruments from the 1800's to the early 1900's. Included in the collection are various microscopes and medical items of interest.
- Forschungsprojekt Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) und die Gelehrtenrepublik des 18. Jahrhunderts - Person, Werk, Arbeitsweise und Kommunikation, Bibliographie. (A profile of a pioneering Swiss anatomist. In German.
- Dying to Have a Baby - The History of Childbirth Chronicles the dangers that women and their newborns have faced during labor and delivery.
- Hartford Medical Society The Society provides an excellent medical library of historical significance and sponsors the Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry in conjunction with the Hartford Dental Society.
- A Short History of Medical Careers From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
- Spanish American War Medicine Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers.
- Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Limited, Allahabad Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan, Allahabad. The largest manufacturer of ayurvedic medicines and exporter of medicines and medicinal plants.
- Sir Henry Wellcome and the Sudan Archival material and images related to the projects of Sir Henry Wellcome in the Sudan , including an excavation camp and establishment of the Wellcome Tropical research Laboratories in Khartoum.
- Hippocrates biography: his influence on modern medicine A brief biography of the father of modern medicine.
- A Visit to the Museum of Contraception Salon Magazine reviews a Toronto museum dedicated to the history of the prevention of pregnancy.
- The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Introduces the holdings of the archives and opportunities for research. Includes guides to over 100 personal paper collections, photograph inventory, and online exhibits.
- Medieval Medicine: Texts, Institutions, Practices International conference to be held in Rila Monastery, Bulgaria, from August 29th to 31st 2000, exploring different aspects of medicine in the Middle Ages, from folk knowledge to official practices. Deadline for abstracts: April 10th.
- Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
- traditional Chinese medicine history An introduction to the history of traditional Chinese medicine and its use today. Part of a commercial site from healthsky.com.
- Oliva Sabuco, a 16th Century Woman-Philosopher A pioneer of psychosomatic medicine.
- History of Anaesthesia GASMAN - A Personal History of Anaesthesia; A memoir and commentary by English anaesthetist John Powell. It also includes other articles on the History of Anaesthesia.
- National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division "One of the worlds great History of Medicine collections."
- Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum Information on medical artifacts, reference materials, rare books, archives, photographic collections.
- Bulletin of the History of Medicine The official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine. Archives available for viewing.
- The Reflex Hammer Home Page Everything you ever wanted to know about reflex hammers, and then some.
- The Centre for the History of Medicine Extensive site with articles, bibliographies, event and course information, and research papers covering subjects from prehistory to the present day.
- H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links. Useful links from the University of California, Riverside.
- Sigerist Circle Home Page Organization of medical historians, focusing on issues of class, race, and gender.
- Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Title pages, contents pages, indexes, illustrations, and extracts from the text of many books availabale online.
- The Medicine Museum An online exhibit of information and photographs of antique allopathic medicines manufactured during 1915-1955.
- 150 Years of Anesthesia 1846-1996 "We Have Conquered Pain: A Celebration of Ether," presented by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.
- Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Library One of the largest libraries of its kind in the world, medical history is interpreted broadly including, botany, sexuality, anthropology, eugenics, cookery and much more. Free and open to the public. Limited online access to collections.
- The History of Dentistry The story how dentistry developed through the ages to become the sophisticated medical science of today.
- UHR Books - Old & Rare Medical & Nursing Books Antiquarian booksellers specializing in the history of medicine, surgery, nursing, public health, epidemiology, sanitation, infectious diseases, microbiology, parasitology and virology.
- US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine. Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans.
- American Association of the History of Medicine An academic society devoted to the history of medicine and health in all of its aspects.
- David Grove Home Page Dr. Grove is the author of "Human History of Helminthology"
- Every Man His Own Doctor An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.
- INHOEP The International Network for the History of Occupational and Environmental Prevention, who deal with occupational health and the history of medicine.
- Pictures of Health Health and public health issues in the 19th century, with sections on "Health of the Body Politic", "Fever", "War's Cruel Scythe", "Quacks and Quackery", and "Populate or Perish".
- Aztec Medicine An essay on how the rigid Aztec culture affected physical and mental health.
- The Orlop Deck Naval Medicine in the 18th and 19th century. Links to re-enactment sources and medical information for the period.
- History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultures Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
- Here Today, Here Tomorrow: Varieties of Medical Ephemera Home Page An online exhibit of medical advertising, labels and other printed materials.
- Ghost Town An illustrated newspaper article on the history and future of Northampton State Hospital in Massachusetts.
- Medical Milestones Indiainfoline presents med milestones giving the major breakthroughs in medical science that took place during the 20th Century.
- Medical History on the Internet Mega links and information for researchers.
- Who was Doctor Chase? Dr. Alvin Wood Chase, physician, and author of the celebrated Dr. Chase's Receipt Book.
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