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Lawrence Altman has authored the only complete history of the controversial and understudied practice of self-experimentation. In telling the stories of pioneering researchers, Altman offers a history of many of the most important medical advancements in recent years as well as centuries past—from anesthesia to yellow fever to heart disease. With a new preface, he brings readers up to date and continues his discussion of the ethics and controversy that continue to surround a practice that benefits millions but is understood by few.
Price: $33.95
Pages: 454
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
12 May 1998
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520212817
Format: Paperback
Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., is medical correspondent of the New York Times and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University Medical School.
PREFACE to the Paperback Edition
FOREWORD by Lewis Thomas, M.D.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PROLOGUE
Chapter One: AN OVERVIEW
Chapter Two: DON'T TOUCH THE HEART
Chapter Three: THE PERILOUS ROUTE TO PAINLESS SURGERY
Chapter Four: THE CASE OF THE QUEASY CHEMISTS
Chapter Five: THE PASTEURIAN CLUB
Chapter Six: THE MYTH OF WALTER REED
Chapter Seven: TAMING THE GREATEST KILLERS
Chapter Eight: TOXIC SHOCKS
Chapter Nine: FUNGI-INFECTING AND HALLUCINATING
Chapter Ten: LIFETIMES OF SELF-EXPERIMENTING
Chapter Eleven: DIETARY DEPRIVATIONS
Chapter Twelve: THE RED CELL RIDDLE
Chapter Thirteen: BLACK AND BLUE AT THE FLICK OF A FEATHER
Chapter Fourteen: CANCER: CAN YOU GIVE IT TO YOURSELF?
Chapter Fifteen: CHOOSING THE RIGHT ANIMAL
NOTES
INDEX
FOREWORD by Lewis Thomas, M.D.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PROLOGUE
Chapter One: AN OVERVIEW
Chapter Two: DON'T TOUCH THE HEART
Chapter Three: THE PERILOUS ROUTE TO PAINLESS SURGERY
Chapter Four: THE CASE OF THE QUEASY CHEMISTS
Chapter Five: THE PASTEURIAN CLUB
Chapter Six: THE MYTH OF WALTER REED
Chapter Seven: TAMING THE GREATEST KILLERS
Chapter Eight: TOXIC SHOCKS
Chapter Nine: FUNGI-INFECTING AND HALLUCINATING
Chapter Ten: LIFETIMES OF SELF-EXPERIMENTING
Chapter Eleven: DIETARY DEPRIVATIONS
Chapter Twelve: THE RED CELL RIDDLE
Chapter Thirteen: BLACK AND BLUE AT THE FLICK OF A FEATHER
Chapter Fourteen: CANCER: CAN YOU GIVE IT TO YOURSELF?
Chapter Fifteen: CHOOSING THE RIGHT ANIMAL
NOTES
INDEX