Avicenna, the Iranian scientist, describes the mechanisms of normal voiding in his famous book, the Canon of Medicine. Then, he enumerates urinary symptoms. In this article, his discussion on dysuria, its causes, and its pathophysiology is compared with these concepts in modern urology. Avicenna points to some etiologic theories of interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis. In the Canon, we...

With due regard to the side effects of some modern medications in the recent years, attentions have been drawn to some other alternatives such as herbal medicine. The latter drives from traditional and eastern medicine. Pioneers such as Avicenna are at the center of eastern, Iranian and Islamic medicine. This research aims at drawing attention of physicians, dentists and researchers to the subj...

Abstract According to Avicenna, some of the objects mathematics exist and do not. Every existing mathematical object is a non-sensible connotational attribute physical can be perceived by faculty estimation. Non-existing represented imagination through separating combining parts images that are previously In any case, even non-existing should considered as properties material entities. They nev...

Background and objectives: Hemorrhoids is the most prevalent rectal disease which is defined as enlargement of ano-rectal cushions.  Intensified pressure on vascular plexus of hemorrhoids seems playing a chief role in the development of hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoidectomy is an important surgery to relieve discomforts of patients that suffer from symptomatic hemorrhoids. This review ...

Avicenna Virtual Campus (AVC) is UNESCO-led, multi-cultural EUMEDIS pilot project. It involves partners from sixteen Euro-Mediterranean states. Each partner contributes through a node called Avicenna Knowledge Centre (AKC), which produces e-courses and e-learning objects. For seek of interoperability, partners setup a pedagogical standard to guide the production process of learning objects. Fur...