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Secrets of the Medicine Cabinet tells the colourful and surprising stories behind the discovery of some of our best known drugs and presents a layman's guide to how these medicines work. The search for new compounds to treat disease includes stories of tenacity, ingenuity and a large dose of luck. Each programmeÌýfocusses on one medical condition. |
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"Before the discovery of penicillin, my mother's ten year old brother died from a kick in the knee. My grandmother used to talk to me about her beloved son, an uncle I never met. Of course, nowadays he would live, but the fascinating quest for new life-enhancing, life-saving drugs continues. This has been a fantastically interesting series to work on, particularly since my last foray into the world of science was at school!"
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Depression
A severe life-threatening depression is dramatically described by the writer Andrew Solomon. He candidly expresses the extent to which depression consumed his life and how he has recovered. His personal story is intertwined with physicians and pharmacologists explaining, not only why some people get depressed and others don't, but how the drugs we are prescribed work in our brain to make us feel better.
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