Volume 2, Issue 1
Winter 2010 ISSN 2155-3017
Feature stories and reflections
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Medicine and literature
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Medical historyComparison of ancient Mesopotamian and Hippocratic medicine
University of Illinois, Chicago An exploration of Hippocratic and Mesopotamian medical writing reveals interesting differences in emphasis on the description of signs and symptoms, disease classification and treatment, and use of surgery. This article will explore some of these differences through the writings of Hippocrates and other practitioners in the Hippocratic School and the medical writings from ancient Mesopotamia. More… |
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Ramazzini & the birth of occupational medicine
University of Padua, Italy Bernardino Ramazzini, considered to be the founder of occupational and industrial medicine, spearheaded the revival of the medical sciences, but encountered strong resistance from the adherents of the ancient Galeno-humoral theories. More… |
A Norse and Dutch friendshipJan Peter Verhave, PhD Radboud University Medical School, The Netherlands Renowned pathologist Ludvig Hektoen maintained a vast correspondence with science writer Paul de Kruif. In 1922, de Kruif had written a story on vaccines where he accused the manufacturer of murder. He and the editors were being sued. An appeal was made to Dr. Hektoen, who was also a medico-legal expert. More… |
Art and medicine
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Poetry
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Opinion pieces
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