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Medical Challenges for the New Millennium

An Interdisciplinary Task

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Editors:
  1. Stefan N. Willich

    1. Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Klinikum Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

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  2. Susanna Elm

    1. University of California at Berkeley, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Historical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Developments in Ancient Medicine — Models for Today’s Challenges?

      • Susanna Elm
      Pages 3-20

    3. “Dying Well” and the Doctors

      • Thomas W. Laqueur
      Pages 21-30

  3. From Alternative to Integrative Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. Complementary Care in the United States

      • David Riley
      Pages 33-38

    3. Alternative Medicine in Germany

      • Henning Albrecht
      Pages 39-46

  4. Restructuring Health Care Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Rationing Health Care in Germany: Constitutional Opportunities and Limits

      • Martin Nettesheim
      Pages 49-72

    3. Structural Changes in Health Care Systems — The Advent of “E-Healthcare”

      • Stefan N. Willich
      Pages 73-85

  5. New Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Minimally Invasive Robotic Telesurgery

      • Frank Tendick, S. Shankar Sastry
      Pages 89-111

    3. The Strange Case of Molecular Medicine

      • Martin Paul
      Pages 113-124

  6. Ethical Reflections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine at the Beginning and the End of Life

      • Dieter Koch-Weser
      Pages 127-132

    3. The Idea of Progress in Medical Ethics

      • Jonathan Glover
      Pages 133-142
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About this book

In 1978, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the year 2000 as the "due date" for world health. The Alma Ata declaration set the turn of the century as the target for a level of health that would permit all people of the world to lead a socially and economically productive life. ' At that (magic but arbitrary) date most infectious diseases and many chronic conditions, including diabetes and cancer, were expected to have been eradicated or at least controlled. Such predictions were based on solid foundations. In the 1 20 h century, and particularly since the 1970's, Western science and technology based (or "modern") medicine has made quantum leaps in numerous areas as diverse as pharmacology, genetic and molecular biology, surgical techniques, infertility treatments, and pre- and neo-natal care. This impressive trajectory of progress, which continues unabatedly, gave every reason to assume that come the year 2000 humanity would finally be free from many of its ancient scourges. However, as we are all too well aware, the new millennium witnesses also ever more terrifying threats to our health as a result of the emergence of 2 AIDS in the early 80's, the resurgence of infectious diseases such as 3 tuberculosis and malaria, now drug resistant, the absence of significant breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, and the continuing dramatic gap in health care between industrialized and developing countries, to mention but a few examples.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Klinikum Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

    Stefan N. Willich

  • University of California at Berkeley, USA

    Susanna Elm

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Challenges for the New Millennium

  • Book Subtitle: An Interdisciplinary Task

  • Editors: Stefan N. Willich, Susanna Elm

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9708-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6904-2Published: 30 April 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5685-6Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9708-1Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 142

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Medicine/Public Health, general, Public Health, History of Medicine, Medical Law

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