Asclepius, the god-hero of healing: his cult and temples

Asclepius, the god of medicine

Hart's book is a work of enthusiasm by an "amateur" historian of ancient medicine-but a far from amateur doctor. An impressive array of credentials in medicine are augmented by his publication of works on haematology, oncology, palaeopathology, numismatics and the history of medicine. As such, he, like all historians of medicine, brings a particular angle to the diverse material he has collecte...

From Asclepius to Hippocrates: the art and science of healing.

It is often valuable and instructive to look back in history to find out how we got where we are today. A colleague of ours recently named his blog “Asclepiad,” referring to the ancient Greek god of medicine, Asclepius. As we looked further into background information on Asclepius—as well as information about the father of medicine, Hippocrates—we found some highly relevant points for readers w...

[Early Christian martyrs who refused to worship the cult of Asclepius in the times of Diocletian].

For centuries, theologists, historians, archaeologists, petrologists, and others had been interested in a story about Christian martyrs known as Passio Sanctorum Quattuor Coronatorum. It is a hagiographic manuscript from the 4th century which describes the martyrdom and death of two separate groups of Christians who suffered Diocletian's persecution. One group lived in Pannonia and the other in...

Does God Change His Mind?

study the effects of low level laser diode on no production and healing of diabetic and cortisone acetate and normal wounded sd rats

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...