An outline is presented of the various pan-epidemics of a disease which has been in the past one of mankind's greatest scourges--the plague. Its pathogenesis, spread and effect on the course of history from biblical times until the seventeenth century is traced with a detailed review of the origins of the Black Death. The opinion is forwarded that plague has had a greater impact on the course of human history than any war or any other single disease.

Animals↗

PubMed1978

A rapid history of contraception.

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Asia↗

PubMed1976

Vasectomy: psychological effects and pre-operative counseling.

Modern thinking with regard to the psychological side effects of vasectomy are outlined and the importance of initial motivation stressed. Reasons for anticipating psychological failure are listed. The process of counselling is discussed leading from the patient's statement of reasons for the operation, through his expressed fears of probing his unexpressed fears and thence to an explanation of the procedure and follow-up necessities.

Counseling↗

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Richard III and Elizabeth I.

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Abnormalities, Multiple↗

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The urological vagaries of two famous patients.

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England↗