Medical Technology Advances "First the surgeon would cut off the blood flow with a tourniquet. After that he would take a scalpel and slice through the outlying tissue and flesh. Then he would use a hacksaw-like tool called a capital saw to saw through the bone. It had replaceable blades. ...

What would the world be like if the uses of penicillin had not been discovered? There is no way of knowing exactly, but one thing is very certain. If the uses of penicillin had not been discovered, many of us would not be around today. Penicillin was the miracle mold that could be used to fight off ...

What is an antibiotic? What is this 'miracle drug' that everyone talks about? There is a lot about antibiotics that we should all be more aware of. The word 'antibiotic' actually means 'anti-life'. The most common definition that we use for an antibiotic is: any su...

Almost 60 years ago the first antibiotics were developed, and they were created at a time when previously untreatable infections such as tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and syphilis could be almost miraculously cured. Infections like these could be a death sentence, and until recently they many be just ...

This paper is directed at the general public, and more specifically toward the nonscientific population. I feel that it is the type of paper that could be distributed in pharmacies and doctors offices in the form of a pamphlet. The scientific information is intended to be understandable for indivi...