DR. J. Y. SIMPSON AND MESMERISM.

Sir James Y Simpson and London's "conservative and so curiously prejudiced" Dr Ramsbotham.

The history of medicine division of the National Library of Medicine has in its manuscripts collection a body of correspondence that vividly describes the strong views held by James Y Simpson in espousing the use of obstetric anaesthesia. The collection consists of 31 letters written by Simpson, mostly from Edinburgh, to the London obstetrician Francis Henry Ramsbotham during the years 1844-53 ...

Mesmerism (?)

MussuMMAT Ntjnnee, aged 24years?a Kurmee by caste? ?was admitted into hospital on the 1st March, 1872. History.?She states she was married about twelve years ago, but did not go to her husband's house for two years afterwards. The first time she went, she remained well and hearty in his house for about eight days, and then tell into an insensible state, in which she remained for two or three da...

Dr J. W. Ballantyne

Dr. J. Tylor Fox

Although Superintendent of Lingfield Colony for 30 years, Dr. Fox was always firm in his belief that colony life was only essential for a minority of patients, and even for them that it should only be regarded as a period for stabilization and drug adjustment. It was one of his greatest satisfactions that the last 10 or 15 years showed such startling changes in drug therapy. He often said that ...

Dr Matthew J. Killeen

Multiple lines of converging evidence link polyphenols, particularly hydroxytyrosol and HIDROXTM, to improved clinical outcomes. In human and animal studies, hydroxytyrosol and HIDROXTM have been shown to induce significant therapeutic effects on the cardiovascular system, improve the quality of life of patients with osteoporosis, and reduce markers of inflammation. These findings have all been...