Tabletten, Tropfen und Tinkturen

Soothing pain is a concern as old as mankind itself. Whether toothache, gout or heart problems – this book provides entertainingly told and well–illustraded information on all serious and imagined illnesses.

Spis treści:
Tablets, Drops and Tinctures –
General Pharmacology
Ouch, my Tooth Hurts –
How do Painkillers work?
Sound Asleep –
Narcosis and Local Anesthetics
Ouch, my Leg Hurts –
Treating Gout, Rheumatism and Arthritis
Small but Powerful –
Antibiotics
Fleming and a Chance Discovery – the Story of Penicillin
Sand in the Bacterial Works –
Transcription and Translation Blockers
Well Hidden and Hard to Grasp –
How do we Fight Viruses?
Atchoo! Gesundheit! –
Fighting the Common Cold
Take it to Heart –
Cardio Treatments
Too Much of a Good Thing –
How to Lower Blood Pressure
Stay Liquid –
Clotting Blockers
The Problem with Sugar –
Treating Diabetes Mellitus
Diseases of the Rich –
Increased Blood Fats
Chemistry vs. Cancer –
Medicine to Combat Tumors
Overreactions –
Allergies and their Treatment
Disturbed Communication –
How to Deal with Neurological Disorders
Better than Counting Sheep? –
Sleeping Pills and Tranquilizers
Plaster for the Soul –
Psycho Pharmaceuticals
Fleeing Everyday Life –
Hallucinatory Drugs
As Long as it Works –
Placebos
Bon Appetit –
Means of Controlling Digestion
A Little More? –
Means of Increasing Potency
Are you on the Pill? –
Hormonal Contraception
Citius, Altius, Fortius? –
Vitamins, Fortifiers and Doping Drugs
Naturally Natural? –
The Sense and Nonsense Surrounding Herbal Remedies
Stay Clean –
How to Fend Off the Competition
For Skin and Hair –
Means of Body Care