{"product_id":"the-demon-under-the-microscope-from-battlefield-hospitals-to-nazi-labs-one-doctors-heroic-search-for-the-worlds-first-miracle-drug-paperback","title":"The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hager\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Demon Under the Microscope\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. Sulfa saved millions of lives--among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.--but its real effects are even more far reaching. Sulfa changed the way new drugs were developed, approved, and sold; transformed the way doctors treated patients; and ushered in the era of modern medicine. The very concept that chemicals created in a lab could cure disease revolutionized medicine, taking it from the treatment of symptoms and discomfort to the eradication of the root cause of illness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A strange and colorful story, \u003ci\u003e The Demon Under the Microscope\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the vivid characters, corporate strategy, individual idealism, careful planning, lucky breaks, cynicism, heroism, greed, hard work, and the central (though mistaken) idea that brought sulfa to the world. This is a fascinating scientific tale with all the excitement and intrigue of a great suspense novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran science and medical writer \u003cb\u003eThomas Hager\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eForce of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has appeared in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMedical Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. A former director of the \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Oregon Press\u003c\/i\u003e, contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eAmerican Health\u003c\/i\u003e, and correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Eugene, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44543475122278,"sku":"9781400082148","price":22.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dHhmVDU1MGZRODVYaEtUNjYya0NJdz09.webp?v=1770810703","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-demon-under-the-microscope-from-battlefield-hospitals-to-nazi-labs-one-doctors-heroic-search-for-the-worlds-first-miracle-drug-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}