Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 1996
Biography Historical ArticleDr. Edward Lawrie's remarks on the findings of Hyderabad chloroform commissions in his annual report of 1303 Fasli.
This article is a re-presentation of the important remarks of Dr. Edward Lawrie with regard to the Chloroform Commissions as found in the administrative report of the Nizam's Government for 1893-94. ⋯ Though these findings were later proved to be wrong, but the value of Dr. Lawrie efforts will remain as a landmark in the history of medicine.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 1996
Biography Historical ArticleAristotle's ethical theory & modern health care.
The Greek physician of antiquity - Hippocrates (460-356 B. C.) is called the Father of Modern Medicine and the Hippocratic Oath to which doctors of modern medicine traditionally and formally express their allegiance, forms the basic foundation of medical ethics. The tradition of Western ethical philosophy began with the ancient Greeks. ⋯ Society, today, is just a collection of discrete individuals, each with his or her own purposes and interests. Hence it has become almost imperative to apply the principle of autonomy to issues in the ethics of health care. The aim of this short essay is, therefore, an attempt to explore the relevance, if any, of Aristotelian ethical theory to the modern health care.