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the research office for the history of persian medicine will pay grant to the top researchers in the field of medical history. this award is named after abumaher shirazi, the father of shiraz medical doctrine in 10th century ad. this award will be paid annually. the ceremony of the first series of this award (2011-2012) will be held on 28 feb, 2013. following the announcement, winners will be s...

the relation between economy and medicine had a long history since ancient times. supplying (providing) health care and the required drugs and medical equipments were the main concerns of the human communities even when they were at rather primitive stages of civilization. later, in developed civilizations, trade was added to the concepts of medical economy. in this study, various economic acti...

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some believe that ancient mythological and literary texts solely aimed to amuse and entertain, and were sprouted from their feelings and thoughts, and do not regard the study of the ancient and mythological stories as having the definiteness and clarity which science is known for it. hence, this is why mythological stories in reality convey the beliefs, nature, attitudes and the extent of human...

lead is a relatively ubiquitous heavy metal with particular features such as resistance to corrosion, high malleability and wide variety of industrial applications. in medicine, however, it is considered as a slow-acting toxic substance affecting multiple body systems, specifically functioning as a potent neurotoxin in the central nervous system. lead poisoning may be acute or chronic and can b...

it seems that in spite of huge investments made in history of iranian medicine in recent years, the investments and the perspective of results obtained in studies of history of the islamic era medicine is not what was expected. a reason for this phenomenon can be absence of perspective and theoretical studies in this field. in this study, after explaining the how’s and why’s of the theory devel...

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avicenna (980 – 1037 ad) known as the prince of physicians in the west was one of the most prominent persian thinkers, philosophers, and physicians. owing to his interests in cardiology, he authored considerable works on different aspects of cardiology. “resaley-e-ragshenasi” (book on pulsology) and”kitab al-adviyt- ol-qalbiye” (the book on drugs for cardiovascular diseases) are avicenna’s grea...