History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Frontal Lobe, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebral Cortex
5 Sep 2016
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Vicodin (prescription pain killer containing the opiate hydrocodone abused by house md) Pharmakon = drug, remedy or poison (greek) They can heal or harm (or do both at once) Aspirin (asa) = willow bark (see victorian pharmacy, ep4) Desmoteplase bat saliva clot buster. Both may be replicated in the laboratory using more efficient processes. Drugs may be classified in terms of their: physical properties. Plant, mineral, metal, hormones, vitamins (natural or synthetic) or: physiological function. Narcotic (sleep inducing), astringent (drying), emetic (vomiting), stimulant, or diuretic (urinating) Radiation destroys nucleus of cells to stop growth (link) Chemotherapy drugs poison the body to treat cancer: e. g. , Cisplatin (chemotherapy: both have common side effects, some of which are fatal: e. g. , new cancers or compromised immune system. Mercury did work for syphilis: mercury causes gastro-intestinal disturbances and neurotoxicity (p. 107) Antimony (tartar emetic) was commonly used for all illnesses (esp. pneumonia: antimony causes nausea and vomiting and cardiovascular collapse.
