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		<title>Hippocrates &#8211; A Dummies Guide</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who was Hippocrates?





Hippocrates was a physician who was born on the Greek Island of Cos in around 460BC. He became famous in his lifetime and is considered by many to be the founder of modern medicine. Indeed he is referred to as &#8216;the father of medicine&#8217; and doctors still take the Hippocratic Oath, named after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antibiotics &#8211; Dummies Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is an Antibiotic?





An antibiotic is a substance created by one organism that has the properties to destroy another organism. It can be used to kill the organisms that carry diseases and infections. 





When did scientists start looking for them?





After Louis Pasteur&#8217;s Germ Theory became accepted it was clear that Germa were the cause of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healing at home &#8211; A Dummies Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout time people have made use of herbal remedies for a range of ailments. This post identifies a number of common illnesses and shows how herbal remedies have been used to alleviate the problem at different points in time. 





Headaches:





Indigestion: The Ancient Egyptians used Camomile as a remedy for indigestion. In the Middle Ages it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dummies Guide to Hospitals and Nursing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitals in the Ancient World





There are several examples of places where people could go to get treatment in the Ancient World. One was borne out of Religious beliefs, the Asclepion, the other, Roman Military Hospitals, out of pragmatism. 





Asclepions were temples to the Greek god of Healing, Asclepios. Invalids could go to the temple where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[28 new links have been added to the list of videos for use in medicine lessons. 





The links page has been updated t include links sent out via twitter and to add links to most areas. 





The have been a few additions to the teachers resources page.


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		<title>Dummies guide to the role of Government in medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the role of Government?





The role of Government in the history of medicine through time is a look at Governments as a factor. This could be a governments decision to increase taxes to pay for healthcare; a government investing in medical research; laws that they introduce about public health or the medical profession or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What has war got to do with the history of medicine?  





When wars happen people get injured. This means that surgeons get lots of experience of dealing with different kinds of wounds. As the nature of warfare has changed over time, through the use of new types of weapons, this has led to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free resource from Hodder Murray&#8217;s Dynamic Learning CD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m delighted to say that the entire contents of the Hodder Murray Dynamic Learning CD lesson on &#8216;The Industrial Revolution: Public Health of Pasteur? Why did health improve?&#8217; is now available via this website. 





The Industrial Revolution: Public Health of Pasteur? Why did health improve?





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		<title>Dummies Guide to Continuity and Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are continuity and change?





Continuity is when something stays the same. This could be an attitude, belief of a medical practice. Change is when something different happens. This might be a new attitude or belief, or a new treatment.





Why is it important that we study continuity and change?





Medicine through time is a development study so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dummies Guide to Modern Medical Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is medical technology? 





Medical technology refers to the machines that can be used to help identify an illness or treat it. This includes scanners that can look inside the body, X-Ray machines, Camera technology and equipment used to test samples. 



What medical technologies have been developed in the Twentieth Century?



Just before the start of [...]]]></description>
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