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James C. Whorton,
PhD, is Professor in the Department of Medical History and Ethics
at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He holds a BS
in Chemistry from Duke University (1964), and a doctorate in History
of Science from the University of Wisconsin (1969).
Dr. Whorton teaches courses on the history
of medicine, history of public health, history of health beliefs and behavior,
and on alternative and complementary medicine. He has published articles in all
these areas, in journals such as Bulletin of the History of Medicine,
Journal
of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Pharmacy in
History, Journal of Sport History, and Journal
of the American Medical Association. In addition, he has published
four books: Nature
Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America, ( Oxford University
Press, 2002), which has just been released in paperback; Inner Hygiene:
Constipation
and
the
Pursuit
of
Health
in
Modern Society (Oxford University Press, 2000); Crusaders
for Fitness: The History of American Health Reformers (Princeton University
Press, 1982); and Before Silent Spring: Pesticides and Public Health
in Pre-DDT America (Princeton University Press, 1974). .
Recent Publications:
- "Animal Experimentation: Historical Aspects," in The
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (New York: Macmillan Reference USA),
November 2003.
- "From Cultism to CAM: Alternative Medicine in the Twentieth
Century," in Robert Johnston, editor, The Politics of Healing (New
York: Routledge), in press.
- "Alternative Medicine," in James Ciment, editor, Social
Issues: An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History, and Debates (Santa Barbara: East River Books), in press.
- "Pathologic Monism, Therapeutic Universalism: The Philosophy
of Early naturopathy," The
Iron Game, in press.
- "Dilutions of Grandeur: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Homeopathy,"
King County Medical Society Bulletin. 81:1-10, 2002.
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