Medicine in the English middle ages

English Medical Licensing in the Early Seventeenth Century

In the middle ages when every craft had its gild with an elaborate organization and code of conduct, medicine was singularly lacking in any such control and its members lacked a corporate spirit or feeling of group consciousness. Moreover physicians had no control except that which the universities provided as part of their training. In this respect medicine was unlike tihe Church and the legal...

The prevalence of pediculus capitis among the middle schoolchildren in Fars Province, southern Iran

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children. In this study we assessed the prevalence of head pediculosis among the middle schoolchildren in the urban and rural areas of Fars province, southern Iran.Methods: All middle schoolchildren ages 11-14, in all the urban and rural areas of the province were screened for head lice infestation by examining their hair and sc...

Note on the History of Forensic Medicine of the Middle Ages

A brief history of the discovery of the circulation of blood in the human body.

The present article describes briefly the development of the theories regarding the circulation of blood in humans, from the time of Galen (second century C.E.) to the work of William Harvey (17th century C.E.).We shall summarize the views of Galen together with those of two prominent Iranian physicians of the Middle Ages (Razi and Ahwazi known in the West as Rhazes and Haly Abbas respectively)...

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Reperfusion Therapy and Mortality in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Elderly and Middle-ages

Objectives The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is different in the elderly and middle-aged. Therefore the present study aims to compare the prevalence of risk factors affecting ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), type of treatment, and mortality rate in these two groups. Methods & Materials This retrospective cohort study included 1 071 elderly and middle-aged ST-elevation my...