Reviewing the Medical Books and Journals that constituted Medical understanding a century back.

History of the Book of Medicine

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Body Sculpture Turns to Lipo Sculpture

July 29th, 2007 at 4:13 am » Comments (0)

There was a time when people carved the human figure and marble or would grieve and dipped it in a precious metal like gold or bronze.  Michelangelo’s David might even be considered an example of man’s attempt to sculpt the perfect person.
That was hundreds of years ago and today we are reaching a point where [...]



3 Very Different Reasons for Cosmetic Surgery

June 25th, 2007 at 10:38 am » Comments (0)

As we review the history of medical instruction in the book of medicine, it becomes somewhat apparent that things were typically done more out of a need for necessity.  Sometimes the perspective was based on false premises, sometimes the science or medicine was wrong, and sometimes the wrong treatment was utilized, but one commonality seems [...]