After settling in Binghamton, Kilmer set to work developing and selling homeopathic remedies. The Bottle This bottle...
Medicine
The English word pharmacology or pharmacy derives from the Greek word pharmakon, which means both remedy and poison,...
He raised donations to pay local doctors to perform the procedure and to pay poor families for...
Patients struggling with chronic health conditions are dependent on medications for sustaining health and improving their quality...
Exploring the widespread worry in Georgian Britain that immunity came with beastly side effects. By Erica X....
The idea that the royal touch could cure the infection persisted for 1,200 years down through the...
How do vaccines trigger and train the immune system, and what is the role of herd immunity?...
Roman medicine was highly influenced by the Greek medical tradition. Introduction Medicine in ancient Rome combined various techniques...
Dr. Conis’s current research focuses on scientific controversies, science denial, and the public understanding of science. Elena...
Herbs played a major part in ancient Egyptian medicine. By Dr. N. H. AboelsoudProfessor of Pediatrics and...
The image of an intoxicated ancient world goes against the idea that moderation was the key to...
The best physicians were well schooled in pharmaceutical lore, with an armamentarium of drugs. By Dr. John...
Exploring the wandering life of the marsus and druggist and their ambiguous position within society. By Dr....
Our early ancestors had complex relationships with psychoactive plants. By Dan Reist, Nicole Bodner, and Rielle Capler...
It is not a secret that the way we take care of our minds, bodies, and general...
Lifelong learning is important for all of us. It leads to better job prospects, more fulfilling lives,...
Even though the medical community thoroughly discredited his methods, he was able to continue his activities for...
These widely marketed “cures” first came to prominence during the 17th and 18th centuries in Britain and...
The manuscript was produced around 512 C.E. for the imperial princess Anicia Juliana in Constantinople. By Dr....
Prior to the 1868 Pharmacy Act, which restricted the sale of opium to pharmacists, opium was widely...
There was no moral condemnation of the use of opiates and their use was not regarded as...
The need for trained nurses was heightened — and the work of the sister nurses in the...
Today we talk easily of viruses, but in Edward Jenner’s day they were completely unknown. The time...
Vaccination led ultimately to the eradication of smallpox, one of the great achievements of medicine. By Arthur...
Alexander’s connections with Asclepius and his use of these links to portray himself as a healer. Abstract...
A great deal of Europe’s knowledge of ancient Greek medicine and culture entered Europe through Italy in...
Cannabis foods and drinks are becoming quite popular in recent years, and it is for a good...
In fact, you can’t really understand Mumbai without understanding the bubonic plague. Introduction On a leafy uphill...
Science and determination turned the tide against one of the worst diseases humanity has ever endured. Three...
Many modern remedies and medicines are based on Native American knowledge of plants and herbs they used...