TY - BOOK TI - Medicine SN - 9780716603849 AV - R 130.5 .M42 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago PB - World Book KW - MEDICINE -- JUVENILE LITERATURE N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Early surgery -- Discovery of germs -- Smallpox vaccine -- Anesthesia -- Aspirin -- Antiseptics -- X ray -- Electrocardiograph -- Insulin -- Penicillin -- Antibiotics -- Chemotherapy -- Polio vaccine -- Organ transplants -- Artificial heart -- Laser surgery -- Imaging technologies -- Gene therapy -- Stem cell research -- Important dates in medicine N2 - "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in the field of medicine. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher ER -