There's a lot of it about?

On the materia medica of Dioscorides and a report about a copy of it in Tehran

The most important reference work for pharmacology in the Islamic Era is Materia Medica by Dioscorides, the Greek scientist. It’s also named fi-hayuli-al-Tibb in the Islamic era. There are several different translation of this book in Arabic and Persian. In this article I’m going to introduce a manuscript of one the Arabic translation of this book which hasn’t been mentioned in any bibliographi...

On the materia medica of Dioscorides and a report about a copy of it in Tehran

The most important reference work for pharmacology in the Islamic Era is Materia Medica by Dioscorides, the Greek scientist. It’s also named fi-hayuli-al-Tibb in the Islamic era. There are several different translation of this book in Arabic and Persian. In this article I’m going to introduce a manuscript of one the Arabic translation of this book which hasn’t been mentioned in any bibliographi...

'Bugger you lot I know I can do it!': Discourses about Empowering People with Learning Disabilities

Pneumomediastinum and pneumorrhachis: a lot of air about nothing?

A never-smoking 22-year-old male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of sharp central chest pain and right-sided neck discomfort. There was no history of trauma or bronchitis. There was no history of air travel, allergen exposure or illicit drug use. He had consumed alcohol the night before presentation but had not vomited. Clinically, he had rig...

Unnecessary controversy regarding dietary sodium: a lot about a little.

Viewpoint Unnecessary Controversy Regarding Dietary Sodium: A Lot About a Little Norman R. C. Campbell, MD, Francesco P. Cappuccio, FRCP, FFPH, FAHA, and Sheldon W. Tobe, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FASH a University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada b University of Warwick, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition, Coventry, United Kingdom c University of Toronto, Division of Nephrology, Sunnybrook Heal...