Takes readers on a colorful and funny medical mystery tour to discover that while times may have changed, many of today's most reliable cure-alls have their roots in some very peculiar practices.

Chinese medicine is a healing art that has survived and continues to thrive in East Asia and is increasingly becoming a global resource. The Web That Has No Weaver is the classic English language introductory text that explains how medicine so rooted the archaic past can be relevant to modern health care. The book demystifies the worldview of Chinese medicine. Yin and yang, dampness and wind are easily comprehended. The Web lets the reader see, feel...

Belofsky casts a gimlet eye on the practice of medicine through the ages and highlights the most dubious ideas, bizarre treatments, and biggest blunders.

"Growing up outside a US military base in South Korea in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Insu--the son of a Korean mother and a German father enlisted in the US Army--spends his days with his "half and half" friends skipping school, selling scavenged Western goods on the black market, watching Hollywood movies, and testing the boundaries between childhood and adulthood. When he hears a legend that water collected in a human skull will cure any sickness,...

Offers simple and effective healing techniques from New England country doctors, with natural remedies for aches and pains, infections, allergies, and other common problems.

A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that confounds her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino nanny who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

"Take a look at the world's weirdest cures--from snake oil to maggots. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents,...