history of medicine is a treasure of interesting experiences of humankind to treat diseases. traditional medicine is a major part of this long history. world health organization (who) encourages all countries to extend their complementary and traditional medicines and support trained practitioners in this field. this strategy can lead to finding new treatments and opening new horizons to the he...

the practice and study of medicine in persia has a long and prolific history. the ancient iranian medicine was combined by different medical traditions from mesopotamia, egypt, india, china and greece for more than 4000 years and merged to form what became the nucleus and foundation of medical practice in the european countries in the 13th century. the iranian academic centers like jundishapur ...

Before discussing legal medicine and forensic science, it would be helpful to have a general definition of terms. Forensic science is a broader term than legal medicine. The former actually encompasses the latter. The term “forensic” is used as an adjective to identify a growing group of subspecialties in science and medicine, all of which convey the fundamental concepts of methods, hopefully b...

Sleep medicine as it is known today actually started as research and scientific study, not as clinical medicine. When one considers that sleep medicine today is in its infancy, it is obvious that there is much more to learn. The history of sleep dates back to the 1880s. However, the most significant developments that moved sleep forward into the practice of medicine, and eventually dentistry, o...

enthusiast's reading of the literature. It might be more accurate to suggest that Wellcome had an inordinate respect for scholarship (which for him always meant "scientific" study) rather than thwarted talents in this regard. Interestingly he appears to have been less directive of the scientific work closer to his own field which was carried out for the business or at the innovative research in...

a well-delineated, thoughtful, and complete review of all aspects of neuroscience, with specific focus on underlying neuronal structure and its relation to function and behavior. It is notable that the text reviews in-depth scientific literature, research evidence, and is most geared towards individuals who have both research and clinical backgrounds. Conversely, clinicians with limited neurosc...

comprehensive idea of his methods and his clinical attitudes is presented by dealing at length with the regimen of health prescribed for John Hamilton, archbishop of St. Andrews. In spite of its brief compass, this book is a mine of instruction and is to be highly commended. M. Fierz' modesty, expressed in the foreword, is also something to be admired. The social history of medicine is the idea...

long one, dating back to ancient Egypt. Five thousand years of recorded history reveal the chronicles of those who labored to care for victims of this catastrophic injury. In this chapter, advances in the care of spinal cord injury are related in chronological order, from ancient times to the present. In addition, special attention is paid to subjects such as surgery, rehabilitation, education,...

Background and Aim: Medical concepts can be studied in language and literature. The purpose of this study is to investigate the term"pezeshk" and"medical terminology” in ancient Iran, in Persian language and literature, and in Mashreqi Shirazi poems. Materials and Methods: This research has been done by reviewing and studying three articles, three databases, and about fifteen books. Since the ...