Tabletten, Tropfen und Tinkturen

Jan Koolman ist Hochschullehrer am Physiologisch-Chemischen Institut der Universität Marburg. Nach dem Studium der Biochemie in Tübingen promovierte er im Fachbereich Chemie und habilitierte sich im Fachbereich Humanmedizin in Marburg. Sein Forschungsgebiet sind die Insektenhormone, sein besonderes Interesse gilt Büchern und Reisen.

Die Linderung von Schmerzen ist ein Anliegen, das so alt ist wie die Menschheit.Ob Zahnweh, Gicht oder Herzbeschwerden - in diesem Buch gibt es zu allen ernsthaften oder eingebildeten Krankheiten interessant erzählte und illustrierte Informationen.

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.

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