Healing drugs the history of pharmacology by Facklam, Margery

Table of Contents: “…Simples and leeches: Drugs from plants -- Drugs from the animal kingdom -- Plants of joy and sorrow: Morphine -- Codeine -- Heroin -- Cocaine -- Bilious pills and humbub oil: Patent medicines -- Move toward science -- First laws to regulate drugs -- Magic bullet: Cure for syphilis -- Sulfa drugs: First sulfa drug -- Deadly sulfa drug -- Penicillin, the wonder drug: Discovery -- Wonder drug -- First tests on sick people -- American team -- Mail-in mold: Chloromycetin -- Aureomycin -- Streptomycin -- Terramycin -- Cyclosporine -- Banting's summer project -- Success with extract X -- More insulin -- Recombinant DNA for new drugs -- Human growth hormone -- Vaccines and viruses: First vaccinations -- Rabies vaccine -- Viruses -- Polio -- Salk's vaccine -- Sabin's vaccine -- Starting from scratch: Screening for drugs -- Animal testing -- Transgenic mice -- Computer-designed drugs -- Who says it's safe: FDA standards -- Human trials -- No-name drugs -- Orphan drugs -- Back to the future: Cancer drug in the forest -- Ancient medicine made new -- Return of diseases -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.…”

The 100 most important chemical compounds a reference guide / by Myers, Richard L. (Richard Leroy), 1951-

Table of Contents: “…-- Types of chemical compounds -- Organic and inorganic compounds -- Ionic and molecular compounds -- Naming compounds -- Molecular and structural formulas -- Entry format -- Acetic acid -- Acetone -- Acetylene -- Acetylsalicylic acid -- Adenine -- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- Adipic acid -- Aluminum(III) oxide Al2O3 -- Ammonia -- Ascorbic acid -- Aspartame -- Benzene -- Benzoic acid -- Biphenyl and PCBs -- Butane -- Butene -- Butyric and fatty acids -- Caffeine -- Calcium carbonate -- Calcium oxide (Lime) -- Calcium sulfate (Gypsum) -- Carbon dioxide -- Carbon monoxide -- Chloroform -- Chlorophyll -- Cholesterol -- Citric acid -- Cocaine -- Cytosine, thymine, and uracil -- DDT -- DEET -- Dichlorodifluoromethane, CFC-12 -- Dopamine, L-Dopa -- Epinephrine (Adrenaline) -- Ethane -- Ethene -- Ether -- Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol) -- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) -- Fluoxetine (Prozac) -- Formaldehyde -- Formic acid -- Glucose -- Glycerol (Glycerin) -- Guanine -- Hydrochloric acid -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Hydrogen sulfide -- Ibuprofen -- Indigo -- Insulin -- Iron(III) oxide -- Isooctane -- Isoprene -- L-Dopa (See Dopamine, L-Dopa) -- Methane -- Methyl alcohol (Methanol) -- Methylphenidate (Ritalin)-- Monosodium glutamate -- Morphine -- Naphthalene -- Nicotine -- Nitric acid -- Nitric oxide -- Nitrogen dioxide -- Nitrous oxide -- Nitroglycerin -- Norethindrone -- Penicillin -- Phenol -- Phosphoric acid -- Piperine -- Potassium carbonate -- Potassium nitrate -- Propane -- Propylene -- Quinine -- Saccharin -- Silicon dioxide (Silica) -- Sodium bicarbonate -- Sodium carbonate -- Sodium chloride -- Sodium hydroxide -- Sodium hypochlorite -- Strychnine -- Styrene -- Sucrose -- Sulfuric acid -- Tetrafluoroethylene -- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-- Thymine (See Cytosine, thymine, and uracil) -- Trinitrotoluene (TNT) -- Toluene -- Triuranium octaoxide -- Uracil (See Cytosine, thymine, and uracil) -- Urea -- Vanillin -- Vinyl chloride -- Water -- Xylene -- Common and ancient names of substances -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.…”
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