Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jul 2003
Biography Historical ArticleMendelism in human genetics: 100 years on.
Genetics (Greek word--'genes' = born) is a science without an objective past. But the genre of genetics was always roaming in the corridors of human psyche since antiquity. The account of heritable deformities in human often appears in myths and legends. ⋯ The Jewish Talmud contains accurate description of the inheritance of haemophilia--a human genetic disorder. The Upanisads vedant--800--200 BC provides instructions for the choice of a wife emphasizing that no heritable illness should be present and that the family should show evidence of good character for several preceding generations. These examples indicate that heritable human traits played a significant role in social customs are presented in this article.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 2000
Historical ArticleThe bias against India in western literature on history of medicine: with special emphasis on public health.
The article describes a systematic bias against India in Western literature on history of medicine. While many authors have ignored the contributions of India in development of medicine altogether, the others have relegated India's role much behind other civilizations. Unnecessary and deliberate controversies on dating and origin of Ayurveda, primacy of Greek vs. ⋯ Some medical historians, like Siegrist, have tried to give India its due place in the history of medicine. Suitable references of Indian authors have also been quoted to give a comparative and balanced picture. The need for settling this controversy has been emphasized.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jul 1998
Biography Historical ArticleThe role of Galen in the development and progress of medical sciences.
Early Roman medicine was a mixture of religion and witchcraft, but as time went by, it became more influenced by the Greek medical sciences, which were more developed. The most famous Greek physician during the Roman period was Galen (129-200 AD). ⋯ D. The Byzantine physicians of the Emperor Julian, made the Galenic writings available to ordinary practitioners, and so Greek medicine spread throughout Syria and was carried by the Nestorians into Persia, where it became available to the Islamic World.
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The fall of the Roman Empire during the fifth century A. D. Ushered in the beginning of the Dark Ages. ⋯ The Arabs made advances in medicine at a time when the rest of Europe was in the Dark Ages. Islamic system or the rulers of the day actively encouraged scholarship and growth of knowledge. The Islamic gift of the day to the world of medicine was simply unique.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 1997
Biography Historical ArticleGalen's use of Aristotle.
The thought of Aristotle has stamped itself on the whole subsequent course of Natural philosophy including the philosophy of healing art since the 4th century B. C. ⋯ He developed coherent theories of generation and functional morphology of animals and heredity in his treaties. Aristotle dissected about 70 species of animals and founded the basis of comparative Anatomy.