One of the controversial topics in cancer research and its clinical approach is the influence of biopsy on the possibility of tumor spread and metastasis that seems to be a new issue in medical knowledge (1-2), but Avicenna in more than a thousand years ago (980–1037 AD) in his book (Cannon of medicine) has been connoting on this subject (3). According to the Avicenna opinion, cancer is describ...

this is a letter to editor.There is growing interest in the health benefits of botanical diuretics. (1-2) ‎Avicenna (980-1037 AD), the foremost Iranian physician,‎‏ ‏introduced ‎numerous herbs as diuretics in his renowned book of Canon of Medicine. (3)‎Avicenna and his followers have recommended herbal diuretics for most ‎ailments accompanied by fluid superabundance like lassitude, oedema, and ...

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The topic of the void was of significant philosophical and scientific importance in the ancient and medieval world. Some, such as the atomists, maintained that the void was essential if one were to explain motion. Others, such as Aristotle, argued that the existence of the void would absolutely preclude the possibility of motion. Moreover, there were disputes concerning even how to characterize...

In his book “Canon in Medicine (Al-Ghanoon)”, Avicenna has specified a chapter containing two sections pertaining to fever. After defining fever and explaining it’s different stages , he divides it into three types: hectic fever, infection-induced fever and daily fever. After accurate attention to the patient’s history and key-points in examination, he focuses on fever signs and its treatment r...

The book is a collection of 13 articles written by specialists in their respective fields covering large array issues, with an emphasis on the physical notions place, time, and motion, as well meteorology. studies successfully combine philological expertise insightful analyses main philosophical theories articulated works Avicenna his commentators. Reviewed by: Damien T. Janos, Published Online...

T here is significant anxiety concerning the use of formaldehyde (CHHO) in dentistry. The carcinogenicity and cytotoxicity of CHHO is always noted in the dental literature as a significant problem. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario proclaimed in 1996 that the use of paraformaldehyde containing endodontic filling materials constituted professional misconduct. This was proclaimed in...