Medicina nei secoli
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Medicina nei secoli · Jan 2006
Historical Article[Surgical instruments for impossible births in the Museum of History of Medicine in Roma].
The Museum of History of Medicine of Rome collects gynaecological and obstetrical instruments. Forceps and embriotomy instruments illustrate the evolution of a sort of an "obstetrical speciality", from antiquity to XIX century. The article focuses mainly on the gradual transformation of forceps's use, from abortive to useful instrument for childbirth.
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Medicina nei secoli · Jan 2006
Historical Article[The School of Palaeopathology of Turin: from the histology of mummified tissues to the monitoring and programmed conservation of the mummies of the Egyptian Museum and the Anthropology Museum].
Scientific analyses, frequent revisions of historical collections and unsuitable preservation conditions in storage and display environments can cause damage to the anthropological patrimony. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish criteria for the correct conservation of anthropological material according to a "standard of quality". Within the context of a broad and complex view of the protection of anthropological materials, the methodology followed by the research group is aimed at identifying a series of primary (diagnostic) and supportive (therapeutic) interactive processes. The final purpose of these processes is the programmed management of each specimen which is able to identify and control the activities necessary for conservation of the material.
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Medicina nei secoli · Jan 2006
Historical Article["You will not believe us, but we have many" defective births, children, mothers and tales].
The author traces a 'psicoanalitical' history of disability, reconsidering Greek mythology as the necessary background to comprehend the psycological situation of the mothers of handicapped children: Ephestus as a prototype to reflect on disability, invalidity and childhood handicap.
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Medicina nei secoli · Jan 2004
[The clinical medicine: Is it science or art? Some epistemological considerations on medicine].
The Author examines the problem if the Clinical Medicine is science or art. After distinguishing the Clinical Medicine from Bio-medicine, he briefly considers the concept of reductionism, anti - reductionism and holism. Therefore, he examines the differences between the Medicinal Pathology and the Clinical Medicine. He studies the scientific value of the Clinical Medicine, concluding that Clinical Medicine is a science - a creative science.
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Medicina nei secoli · Jan 2003
Historical ArticlePossible human sacrifice at the origins of Rome: novel skeletal evidences.
Recent archaeological excavations at the Carcer/Tullianum, in the Roman Forum, allowed the unexpected recovery of human burials associated with the very early foundations of the monument, at the beginning of the iron age. The study of these burials resulted in interesting paleopathological discoveries, concerning the skeleton of a strongly-built male, radiocarbon-dated between 830 and 780 BC. The telltale posture of the skeleton and the presence of a massive perimortal blunt force trauma of the skull shed light on the mode and circumstances of the death of this subject, and are suggestive of ritual sacrifice. The archaeological, mythological and historical backgrounds, combined with the paleopathological evidence, help us to get a glimpse of life and death at the origins of Rome.