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.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 1995
Biography Historical ArticleEthical aspects of the Hippocratic Oath and its relevance to contemporary medicine.
For centuries the Hippocratic Oath was the example of medical etiquette and as such, determined the professional attitude of physicians in modern medicine. This essay includes a short biographical account of Hippocrates, throws some light on the origin of the oath, cites the text of the oath (in English) and gives an ethical interpretation of the oath. Analysis of the past very often offers creative guidance to the present and also to the future, and the Hippocratic oath is no exception.
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 1994
Biography Historical ArticleAvicenna's contribution to the development and progress of medical sciences.
Avicenna was born in the village of Belkh near Bukhara in Persia. He was a very famous philosopher, wiseman and an efficient physician. ⋯ In medicine, the most celebrated of them is "Al-Qanun fil Tibb", which surpassed other similar books on medicine and considered the biggest medical encyclopaedia of his time. Those orientalists who believe in Greek medicine consider this book as the only textbook on the art of curing and recovery.