Author: Allan M. Brandt
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ISBN: 0190863420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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The epidemic of AIDS and herpes virus has called into question not only the ability of the medical profession to treat venereal disease but also its willingness to do so. No Magic Bullet, a perceptive analysis of the treatment of venereal diseases since the 1880s, places these questions in critical historical perspective. Beginning with Victorian hysteria about syphilis and continuing to contemporary treatment of AIDS, Allan Brandt recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses to venereal diseases that have arisen over the years. Brandt demonstrates that Americans' tendency to view sexually transmitted disease as both a punishment for sexual misconduct and an index of social decay has seriously impeded efforts to develop "magic bullets," the miracle drugs that would effectively halt the spread of infection. For this 35th Anniversary Edition, Brandt reflects on recent scholarship, the persistence of sexually transmitted diseases, and the trajectory of the HIV epidemic, as they have informed contemporary conceptions of biomedicine and global health.
Author: National Center for Prevention Services (U.S.). Division of STD/HIV Prevention
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Category : HIV infections
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Author: United States. Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel
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Category : Human experimentation in medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 730
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Author: Anthony Carter
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9781580460439
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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The 29 papers contained in this volume look closely at various aspects of what is termed, "The Maternal-Fetal Interface," as it relates to the latest research in placental science. A substantial section of the book is devoted to the troublesome question of vertical transmission of infectious agents: namely, the HIV-1 virus. However, other sections of the volume examine related issues such as drug and toxin transfer across the term placenta and the diversity of placental types and how this can affect a placenta's effectiveness as a barrier. Anthony Carter is at the University of Odense, Denmark Vibeke Dantzer is at the University of Copenhagen, DenmarkThomas Jansson is at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2186
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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
Author: United States. Federal Security Agency
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Category : Employment agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Author: United States. Public Health Service
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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