Histoire des sciences médicales
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Ehlers-Danlos disease had a paradoxical fate. Clinically identified 123 years ago, it is unknown to nearly all present doctors. Often described for its dramatic aspects, diagnostic confusion with fibromyalgia in particular, ignorance of effective treatments such as oxygen therapy and orthotics are new concepts that should shake the prejudices derived from the history of this disease.
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Until the 19th century, medicine in Persia is mainly based on the humoral theory. According to some authors, the introduction of anatomical pathology principles is due to the particular political and health circumstances of this century and the intellectual evolution of Persian physicians. By making a comparison between the text of Shirazi, the prominent Persian physician of the 19th century, and the writings of Avicenna on cholera and heyze (acute diarrhea), this article tests this hypothesis.
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Historical Article
[The research on medicine in Greco-Roman Egypt in the Centre de Documentation de Papyrologie Littéraire (CEDOPAL) of the University of Liège].
The paper presents the research on medicine in Greco-Roman Egypt conducted in the last forty years at the Centre de Documentation de Papyrologie Littéraire (CEDOPAL) at the University of Liège. It describes the main results obtained by deciphering, editing, translating and commenting Greek and Latin medical papyri, be they literary, documentary or magical.
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Historical Article
[History of cancer and chemotherapy before chemotherapy].
Chemotherapy stands today for cancer. In 1909, Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) advocates the use of arsphenamine by infusion. So, he is considered as the father of chemotherapy. ⋯ In 1676, ideas and experiments on animals had sufficiently progressed to allow Michel Ettmuller (1644-1683) to publish the first edition of his book and several others were printed until 1753. In this book, he describes the first intravenous treatment, it sets the first indications, dosages and different products which can be used. However this method has been forgotten until the late 19th century.
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HeLa cells line was established in 1951 from cervical cancer cells taken from a young AfroAmerican patient, Henrietta Lacks, used without the permission of the family. Finally, in 2013, an agreement was established between the family and NIH: for any study, authorization is needed, first referred to a working group comprising scientists, ethicists and two members of the family.