Hellenistic medicine". The contributors have sought in their different ways to assert a place for the medicine of ancient Israel among her neighbours, and by stating what is known of a little studied subject, to provide a basis for further research and investigation. in his study of pharmacology and dietetics in the Bible and Talmud, Fred Rosner gives a general overview of the subject and then ...

This subject is of interest as asthma has increased over the last two decades. Despite therapeutic advances, morbidity and mortality are increasing (Global Initiative for Asthma [GINA], 2010), particularly due to the development of western standards of living, where psychological factors have regained notability (Busse et al., 2000). This brings about a worsening in psychological factors and qu...

Wiener would have been extremely gratified had he known that the American Mathematical Society would honor him in death with an issue of the Bulletin. He had had a failing heart for many years and death had come to hold no fear for him, but the possibility of lack of esteem by his colleagues was most painful to him. Unfortunately Wiener did have grave doubts all of his professional life as to w...

Implication for health policy makers/practice/research/medical education: This editorial emphasizes the importance of abiding by universal protocols of medical ethics when undertaking clinical research. As a researcher with several affiliations and commitments , I am often asked to assess clinical research studies , and approve student dissertation proposals prior to their initiation. One of th...

Introduction The Schmitt revival has generated many interpretations of Schmitt—some on the left, others on the right—and has brought forth, as well, a variety of views about the relationship of Schmitt's Nazism and Anti-Semitism to the core of his political thought. But Heinrich Meier occupies a unique place in the new Schmittean canon. Before coming to Schmitt as a scholarly preoccupation, Mei...

Although codes of ethics date back millennia to the Hippocratic Oath and the Prayer of Maimonides, modern medical ethics, especially as it relates to research involving humans, began with the Nuremberg Code, a series of principles articulated by jurists at the trial of Nazi physicians responsible for atrocities against prisoners during the Second World War. The core principles of the 10-point N...

The article has the purpose of making readily available for scrutiny primary sources relating to studies that give evidence of psi-phenomena. Although the list is not offered as providing compelling evidence or “proof” of psi, it is meant to provide a strong case for a recruitment of resources. The effects are not marginal or nonreplicable ones although it is clear that in many cases they appea...

Finally, just over halfway through the book, issues that concern lower-income countries are addressed. After placing the public health of developing countries in historical context, Berridge describes the complex health burden that these countries have today – both communicable diseases, in areas where health coverage and access to health technologies are neglected, and non-communicable disease...

The association offoods with atopic dermatitis, urticaria and dennatitis herpetiformis has been known for a long time. “Food allergy” has become a fashionable diagnosis although its basis may be insubstantial. Ingested allergens undoubtedly play a role in the symptoms of some atopic patients and gastrointestinal signs suchas lip swelling, vomiting, diarrhoea and pmritus ani may be associated as...