TOP 10 drugs that changed our world
When we get sick, we go to the doctor, and he, in turn, writes to us . Next, we'll talk about drugs that radically changed human life. Current medicine simply unrealistic will present itself without some really amazing discoveries that gave people a huge opportunity in the fight against dangerous diseases.
Opy
in Ancient Rome and Greece opy has been used by ancient healers to ease the pain syndrome of seriously ill or injured. To do this, they took the juice from the unripe heads of somnolent poppy. But in modern medicine opy was only in the early 19th century, when invented the "morphine". But very soon it was found that "morphine" is a person addictive, and doctors began to look for a replacement. The result of their work was the heroin that in the early 20th century could freely buy in a drugstore.
the Vaccine for smallpox
the discovery by Edward Jenner (British doctor) saved the lives of a huge number of people, and given the opportunity to eradicate smallpox.
Broadcast
Nitrous oxide with ether committed a real revolution in the field of surgery. In the United States in the mid-19th century, the world's first to use ether anesthesia. Since that time, began to flourish the field of medicine, anesthesiology and pain medicine, without which modern surgery is simply unthinkable.
Aspirin
This anti-inflammatory drug and its analogues, according to the who, are among the 10 most popular in the world of drugs. It is used for: headaches, joint pain, colds, myocardial infarction, and other diseases.
Salvarsan
This medicine can rightly be considered the 1st synthetic drug for the treatment of syphilis. It was synthesized by Paul Ehrlich (a doctor from Austria) in 1907.
Insulin
In 1958 for the discovery of insulin Frederick Sanger received the Nobel prize. Now certain kinds of diabetes treated exclusively with insulin preparations.
Penicillin
This medicine was discovered by Alexander Fleming (English bacteriologist). This antibiotic has saved 10 million lives around the world.
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