Doctors killed George Washington : hundreds of fascinating facts from the world of medicine / Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo ; foreword by David Colbert.

Berkeley, Calif. : Conari Press, [2002], ©2002.

x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242).

Medical oddities -- Medicine marches on -- Second opinions -- Heroes of medicine -- In sickness and in health -- A taste of bad medicine -- Doctoring for dollars -- Paging Doc Martens, Dr. Pepper, and Dr. Scholl -- Hospitals in general -- Just say no -- Medicine by the numbers -- Bedside manners -- Alternative medicines -- Medical warnings -- Life outside medicine -- Women & medicine -- Sex, contraception, and birth -- What's in a name.