1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456470503321

Autore

Jackson Mark <1959->

Titolo

Asthma [[electronic resource] ] : the biography / / Mark Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-38340-X

9786612383403

0-19-157159-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Biographies of disease

Disciplina

616.2/38

Soggetti

Asthma - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Classical asthma -- Asthma redefined -- Asthma, allergy, and the mind -- Asthma in the modern world.

Sommario/riassunto

Asthma is a familiar and growing disease today, but its story goes back to the ancient world, as we know from accounts in ancient texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. It was treated with acupuncture and Ayurveda.As Western medicine developed, the nature of asthma became clearer, and its basis in the lungs recognized. But cultural perceptions of the disease shifted too. By the 18th century, with recognition that the disease was centred on the lungs, the idea of environmental triggers such as dust and smoke first became recognized. And with that, asthma also became identified as a disease o



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910711575203321

Titolo

Indian Tribal Justice Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on H.R. 1268 ... hearing held in Washington, DC, April 21, 1993

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 1993

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 125 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc

Indians of North America - Criminal justice system

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

Indian courts

Indians of North America - Government relations

Federal aid to Indians

Legislative hearings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia