The ancient Greeks used the term catharsis for the cleansing of both the body by medicine and the soul by art. In this inspiring book, internationally renowned cardiologist Andrzej Szczeklik draws deeply on our humanistic heritage to describe the artistry and the mystery of being a doctor. Moving between examples ancient and contemporary, mythological and scientific, Catharsis explores how medicine and art share common roots and pose common challenges. The process of diagnosis, for instance, belongs to a world of magic and metaphor; the physician must embrace it like a poem or painting, with particular alertness and keen receptivity. Speculation on ways to slow aging through genetics, meanwhile, draws directly on the dream of immortality that artists and poets have nourished through the ages. And the concept of catharsis itself has made its way from the writings of Aristotle to today's growing interest in the benefits of music to health, especially in newborns. As Szczeklik explores such subjects as the mysteries of the heart rhythm, the secret history of pain relief, the enigmatic logic of epidemics, near-death or out-of-body experiences, and many more, he skillfully weaves together classical literature, the history of medicine, and moving anecdotes from his own clinical experiences. The result is a life-affirming book that will enrich the healing work of patients and doctors alike and make an invaluable contribution to our still-expanding vision of the art of medicine.

Catharsis: On the Art of Medicine

Politics & Social Sciences

Szczeklik, Andrzej

Philosophy

University of Chicago Press

Blending basic science with the latest clinical insights, this important book presents new ideas on the molecular biology, biochemistry, crystallography, and pharmacology of eicosanoids, including their interaction with antiinflammatory drugs and their influence on the mechanisms of asthma. Surveys a rich panorama of clinical symptoms from the European Network on Aspirin-Induced Asthma, the largest database of its kind in the world! Edited by clinicians with long experience in the field, Eicosanoids, Aspirin, and Asthma 
<li>elucidates basic asthma mechanisms such as genetic influences, viruses, ion airway transport, and autoimmunity 
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<li>profiles the effectiveness of corticosteroids and aspirin desensitization in asthma treatment 
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<li>devotes special attention to aspirin-induced asthma 
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<li>reveals new details on the mechanisms of action of anti-inflammatory drugs 
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<li>provides evidence for the pneumoprotective action of endogenous nitric oxide 
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<li>highlights recent applications of crystallography in the understanding of the three-dimensional structure of cyclooxygenase 
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<li>describes new pathways of arachidonic acid metabolism 
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<li>explores the clinical manifestations in aspirin-induced asthma 
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<li>and more! Complete with over 2000 references, Eicosanoids, Aspirin, and Asthma will be welcomed by pulmonologists and pulmonary physicians, pulmonary rehabilitation therapists, respiratory physiologists, immunologists, allergists, pharmacologists, internists, chest physicians, otolaryngologists, pediatricians, molecular and cell biologists, epidemiologists, neuroanatomists, biochemists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.</li>

Eicosanoids, Aspirin, and Asthma (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Medical Books

Vane, John R.

Gryglewski, Ryszard J.

Basic Sciences

CRC-Press

There is a grand tradition of physicians who are also great writers and philosophers. From Copernicus and Paracelsus, to Chekov, Osler and Frankl. And most recently Sherwin Nuland and Oliver Sacks have gained broad readerships and made huge contributions to the way we think and the way we live our lives. Andrzej Szczeklik is entirely worthy to join their company. When his first book, Catharsis, was published in English, critics from Seamus Heaney to Czeslaw Milosz stood to applaud. Now he has followed with an ever deeper and more accomplished book. It has become unfortunately rare for a scientist or doctor to find his grounding in a broad understanding of literature and the humanities. But in Kore, the author insists that only with a curiosity thoroughly at home in both worlds can one expect to discover what we should mean about sickness and about the soul. No tedious academic, Szczeklik writes with the grace of a poet and the ease of a fine storyteller. Anecdotes drawn from a personal immersion in art, music, and literature are woven with reports on experimental medicine and daily clinical experience. From DNA and the re-creation of the Spanish Flu virus, to contemporary research in genetics, cancer, neurology, and the AIDS virus, from "Symptoms and Shadows," to "Dying and Death," to "Enchantment of Love," every chapter of this book is alive and engaging. The result is a life-affirming work of science, philosophy, art, and spirituality.

Kore: On Sickness, the Sick, and the Search for the Soul of Medicine

Medicine

Counterpoint

Ksiazka nie probuje epatowac postepem medycyny choc nie pomija jej zawrotnych osiagniec Na tej kanwie mowi o przenikaniu medycyny przez nauke wspomina o odkryciach ktorych autor byl swiadkiem porusza sprawy erozji etyki lekarskiej i snuje wizje medycyny przyszlosci

Katharsis O uzdrowicielskiej mocy natury i sztuki

FisicalBook

Niesmiertelnosc Prometejski sen medycyny

Znak

Sluch absolutny (Polish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Illg, Jerzy

Historical

Catarsis: Sobre el poder curativo de la naturaleza y del arte (El Acantilado) (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Acantilado

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