Laudanum: Panacea of Withered Poppies
Although we commonly consider drug addiction and abuse a modern world problem, it began in far earlier times.
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Medical Men of Regency England
The world of Regency medicine was divided into three very distinct groups: physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries.
Continue reading →Dangerous, even deadly: Teething in Jane Austen’s World
!8th century French physician Jean Baumes (1783) wrote “All experience teaches that dentition is to be dreaded.” Why the dread?
Continue reading →Disorders Relieved by Sea Bathing
In 1752, Dr. Russell wrote A Dissertation: Concerning the Use of Sea Water …, people began considering sea-bathing to be a health-restoring practice. What sort of disorders and discomforts were thought to be relieved by sea-bathing?
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