1900 - present; Medicine in modern Britain

Who were Watson and Crick and what did they do?

They were credited with discovering the structure of DNA, in 1953.

What is the Human Genome Project?

an attempt to map the entire DNA sequence in the human genome, launched in 1990

When did smoking become popular?

1920s

When did doctors start to notice an increase in lung cancer?

1950s

Who was Paul Ehrlich and what did he do?

1907 - He was a german microbiologist who is regarded as the 'father of chemotherapy'. Discovered the drug for syphilis

Who was Sachahiro Hata and what did he do?

1909 - Retested Erhlich's work and found that compound 606 cured syphillis - Salvarsan 606 is the first magic bullet

Who was Gerald Domgak and what did he do?

1932 - Discovered 2nd magic bullet, prontosil, and developed bacteriostatic antibiotics

What did British scientists discover in 1938?

M&B 693, a bacteriostatic antibiotic used to cure Winston Churchill of pneumonia in WW2

What was discovered in 1928?

Penicillin (first true antibiotic) - created using microorganisms by Alexander Fleming and developed by Florey and Chain

What was discovered in 1943, and by whom?

Selman Watkinson - discovered streptomycin, which cured tuberculosis

What was the welfare state?

where the government plays a key role in protection and promotion of the well-being of the citizens

What was the Beveridge Report?

An influential document published in 1942 by the economist William Beveridge that brought about the creation of the Welfare State and the NHS. Set out proposals to fight 'want, disease, squalor, and idleness'

wanted cash benefits for struggling families and a new way of tackling health

when was the NHS formed and who formed it?

1948 by Atlee's Labour government, spearheaded by Aneurin Bevan

When were the clean air acts passed?

1956 and 1968, it limited car emissions to prevent smog

When was smoking in enclosed workspaces made illegal?

July 2007

What could magic bullets not initially kill?

Staphylococcus

What percentage of people were saved during ww2 due to penicillin?

15%

Why did the government intervene with smoking?

-smoking related deaths cost the NHS £165 million in 1985
-the government earnt around £4 billion from tobacco tax

When was cigarette advertising banned on TV?

1965

When was the electron microscope invented?

1931- could magnify image up to 10million times

what was the significance of the human genome project?

could look for mistakes in the DNA of people suffering from hereditary diseases

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when was the ministry of health set up?

July 1919