![]() ![]() ![]() This is a fascinating scientific tale with all the excitement and intrigue of a great suspense novel. The very concept that chemicals created in a lab could cure disease revolutionized medicine, taking it from the treatment of symptoms and discomfort to the eradication of the root cause of illness.Ī strange and colorful story, The Demon Under the Microscope illuminates the vivid characters, corporate strategy, individual idealism, careful planning, lucky breaks, cynicism, heroism, greed, hard work, and the central (though mistaken) idea that brought sulfa to the world. book by Thomas Hager Medical Books > Medical History Books Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 7.39 Paperback 6.59 - 12.64 Audio CD - MP3 CD - Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 7.39 Good - Acceptable - New - See All 6 Editions from 6. Sulfa changed the way new drugs were developed, approved, and sold transformed the way doctors treated patients and ushered in the era of modern medicine. A strange and colorful story, The Demon Under the Microscope illuminates the vivid characters, corporate strategy, individual idealism, careful planning, lucky. ![]() Sulfa saved millions of lives-among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.-but its real effects are even more far reaching. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine. ![]()
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