History of medicine: Typhus and tyranny

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the smaller states in Asia. But it has a long and rich history of nuclear medicine for over sixty years. The progress in science and technology is always challenging in a developing country. In 1958, work for the first Nuclear Medicine facility was commenced in Dhaka in a tin-shed known as ‘Radioisotope Centre’ and was officially inaugurated in 1962. Since the late 50s of t...

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Thailand

In 1955, the first nuclear medicine division was established in Thailand by Professor Romsai Suwannik in the Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospil, Mahidol University in Bangkok. In 1959 four years later, the second nuclear medicine division was established in the Department of Radiology, Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok. The third nuclear medicine division was started in Rajvithi Hospital i...

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Myanmar

Nuclear Medicine was established in Myanmar in 1963 by Dr Soe Myint and International Atomic Energy expert Dr R. Hochel at Yangon General Hospital. Nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services started with Probe Scintillation Detector Systems and rectilinear scanner. In the early stage, many Nuclear Medicine specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spent some time ...

Plant Flora of Iran: History and Applications in Traditional Medicine

Istorija Medicine History of Medicine

reflektuju daleko starija medicinska saznanja jos iz "Starog carstva" [1]. Najpoznatiji i najveci rukopisi Sll tzv. Smitov (Smith) I Ebersov (Ebers) papirus koji datiraju iz 17. i 16. veka p.n.e. Medutirn i pored brojnih dokaza 0 razvijenosti medicinske delatnosti II starom Egiptu malo je ostalo imenom zabelezenih lekara. Prvi lekar u starom Egiptu cije je ime ostalo zabelezeno, a ujedno je to ...