Introduction -- Hand washing: cleanliness saves lives -- Vaccines: teaching the body to stay healthy -- Antibiotics: miracle drugs from mold -- Anesthetics: from painful to pleasant -- X-rays: medicine's all-in-one wonder -- Artificial limbs: from peg legs to bionics -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further reading and websites -- Bibliography.
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