soryani school is one of the most important medical schools dating back from the ancient world to the islamic period. since its establishment (contemporary with alexander) up to the empowerment of ashkanid and sasanid dynasties, and since arabs attacked the foundation of abbasid dynasty (a period of about 1000 years), the soryani school which was very active in mesopotamia and northern syria, m...

nowadays and throughout the history, medical rights and ethics were among the most important subjects in relation with the field of medicine. women’s medical rights including issues about sickness, sex, abortion and so on are among main branches of medical ethics. it should be stated that this matter was not investigated sufficiently about ancient persia (since the beginning of historical perio...

studying the history of science in ancient civilizations can help to shed light on the mysteries of the history of science as well as the contribution of nations to the growth of science in the world throughout the history. among various branches of science, medicine is of particular importance and owing to the crucial role of physicians in this discipline; the present study has taken the role ...

the relation between economy and medicine had a long history since ancient times. supplying (providing) health care and the required drugs and medical equipments were the main concerns of the human communities even when they were at rather primitive stages of civilization. later, in developed civilizations, trade was added to the concepts of medical economy. in this study, various economic acti...

hospitals have a long history throughout the history of medicine. first hospitals are originated from persia in ancient times in the sassanid dynasty (2nd to 6th century ad). after the advent of islam in persia (iran) in 637 ad, medical knowledge and also hospitals were ourished and advanced by persian scholars. shiraz azodi hospital and university was one of the important hospitals in persia....

Pharmacy is an ethical profession. The aim of this study was to investigate the history of pharmacy ethics in Iran. In the ancient Persia, medical and pharmaceutical ethics were related to religious rules, and everybody had to respect it. The ethical rules were similar to some current pharmacy ethics. During Islamic era, the pharmacy ethics were edited according to the Islamic rules. After intr...

the history of persia (iran) dates back 10,000 years. iranian history prior to the introduction of islam in 637 ad is classified as ancient persia but unfortunately, very little written evidence remains from that period. furthermore, there is little current investigative research on this period of iranian history, so it remains largely unclear, particularly in the case of medical scientific tho...