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When was the map of human DNA completed?

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2001

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When did scientists discover DNA?

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1956

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When was the “sanitary acts of the labouring population” published?

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1842

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When was “the study of town life” published?

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1901

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When was “life and labour of people in london” published?

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1903

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When was penicillin discovered?

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1928

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When was “the clean air acts” published?

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1952

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Who discovered DNA?

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Crick and Watson

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Who published “sanitary acts of labouring population”

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Edwin Chadwick

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Who published “life and labour of the people in london”

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Charles booth

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Who published “ a study of town life”

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Seebohm rowntree

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What were 20th methods of diagnosis?

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Taking a biopsy.
Using stethoscopes.
Using new diagnostic machines eg/ x-rays.

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What were two major beliefs about the causes of disease?

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DNA and genetics// lifestyle

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Who discovered the “magic bullet”

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Paul ehrlich

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What was the “magic bullet”

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A chemical drug which killed bacteria (due to chemical reactions)

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Who developed the second “magic bullet” and HOW was is developed?

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Domagk.

• he tried a chemical mix named prontosil and found out that it killed bacteria in mice by blood poisoning.

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What was the important chemical in the “magic bullet”

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Sulphonamide

18
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What were “cure-alls” replaced by?

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Effective medicines : aspirin and remedies for fevers

19
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Who discovered penicillin?

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Alexander Flemming

20
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Who opposed the NHS?

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Doctors

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When was the NHS introduced?

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1948

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What improvements did the NHS make?

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Helped improve equipment and provided a variety of of services

23
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Give some examples of high tech improvements?

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Blood transfusions.
X-rays.
Chemotherapy.

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When was the national insurance act published?

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1911

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What were methods of preventing lung cancer?

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Passing laws that ban smoking in certain areas. Advertisements of the consequences of smoking

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What were methods of diagnosing lung cancer?

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PET-CT scans and X-rays (however x-rays were not very detailed)

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Methods of treating lung cancer

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Transplants and chemotherapy

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