ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Asclepiades of Bithynia is recognized as the first physician who established Hellenic Medicine in Rome. Nevertheless, he is surprisingly unknown given the important fact that he was the first physician who created a health and disease theory with apparent similarities to what is known today as molecular medicine. Continue reading “Asclepiades of Bithynia (124-40 BCE); the Father of Molecular Medicine”
The ancient Greek myth of Titan Prometheus and his punishment for deceiving Zeus and protecting mankind is known to most members of the scientific community who study hepatic diseases, mainly because Prometheus’ liver was the target of torture. Continue reading “Prometheus and Tityus; Myths of liver regeneration in Greek Mythology”
The earlier Hippocratic medicine was credited with: the rational understanding of the mind and its disorders, the setting of the foundations of the clinical observation, the importance given to the biological substratum of mental illness, the attempt to treat illnesses empirically, the setting a code of ethics for the physician in his practice. Continue reading “Mental Illness in Post-Hippocratic Medicine (1st – 7th centuries A.D.)”
Hippocrates was born in Astypalaia the ancient capital of the island of Kos in 460 BC. His father was an Asklepiad physician. Continue reading “Useful known and unknown views of Hippocrates”
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans. The diagnosis of suspected BCC is nowadays typically confirmed with incisional biopsy before referral to final surgery. Continue reading “Description of a basal cell breast carcinoma by Paul of Aegina (7th century A.D.)”
The term Unani Tibb denotes a medical system of Greek origin which has encountered a great propagation since the 11th century, and was widely applied in modern India, particularly in primary health care system. Continue reading “Unani medicine – Hippocratic medicine”
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