http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/47677.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 11:44:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:47677ejlloydThe history of the lobotomy procedure is an especially tragic one. Once believed to be an effective treatment for mental illness, the lobotomy is now recognized as a barbaric and highly damaging practice. Early History of the Lobotomy The origins of the lobotomy procedure lie in the late nineteenth century, when German scientist Friederich Golz exp...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/20845.aspxWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:05:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20845ginkgo100Major abdominal surgery has always left significant cosmetic scarring and an extended recovery time. Now Single Port Access laparoscopic surgery allows these major operations to be conducted with much less pain and recovery time — and virtually no scar. The development of laparoscopic surgery was a landmark advance. In laparoscopic surgery, s...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/20623.aspxTue, 23 Dec 2008 16:38:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20623jawesaceThe germ theory is one of microbiology’s most significant theories. The theory states that germs (e.g. bacteria, fungi, protozoan etc.) cause diseases. Scientists who designed the theory designed procedures to prevent the transmission of diseases. Learn more about this theory by reading this article Introduction Before the time Louis ...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/10900.aspxMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:21:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10900mslateRead the story of the first identical twin kidney transplant, performed in 1954. Richard and Ronald Herrick were born on June 15, 1931. They grew up together on their family farm in Rutland, Massachusetts. The two brothers were about as close as any two brothers could be, for they were identical twins. When the Korean War broke out, they each signe...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/10896.aspxMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:08:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10896mslateRead the story of Georg Haas, a World War I era pioneer in human dialysis. Prof. Georg Haas was born on April 4, 1886, in the old Bavarian town of Nürnberg, Germany. Between the years 1904 and 1909, he studied medicine at the Universities of München and Freiburg. During his postgraduate education, he began experimentation with removing in...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9356.aspxTue, 30 Sep 2008 18:00:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9356mslateRead about W. L. Hastings, the chief technician who controlled the first artificial heart, the Jarvik 7. In the early days of artificial heart medicine, the artificial heart systems were not the compact portable devices that have evolved through medical technology. When Dr. Barney Clark and William Schroeder received their artificial hearts, the de...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9070.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 18:10:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9070ejlloydBionics is a fascinating subject with a relatively short but interesting history. Find out more about this exciting field. When was Bionics first “Discovered?” The term “bionics” was created in 1958 by Jack. E. Steele, a worker at the Aeronautics Division House at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Steele was a med...http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/9046.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 15:37:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9046mslateDiscover the story of many great men coming together to create one vision, saving the lives of millions. There are many fine men of medicine and engineering science who can lay claim to developing firsts in cardiac pacing. It is not precisely known who actually invented the very first pacemaker; so some of the best medical minds are presented here ...