About 2500 years ago, Hippocrates made noteworthy observations about the influence of climate on public health. He believed that people living in cities with different climate may suffer from different diseases. Hippocrates also observed that abrupt climatic changes or unusual weather conditions affect public health, especially the incidence and severity of various infectious diseases, includin...

n the Editorial Comment by Lavie and Milani (1) accompanying he report by Reeves and associates (2), the correspondents used as heir title “Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: The Hippocrates aradox?”. Lavie and Milani began their comment by quoting a tatement by Hippocrates, namely, “Sudden death is more comon in those who are naturally fat than in the lean.” Clearly ippocrates recognized the ...

Giampiero Pasero, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director (retired), Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa; Piero Marson, MD, Blood Transfusion Service, Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy. © Copyright CLINICALAND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2004. The cover of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology this year has been dedicated to Hippocrates, the "Father of Western ...