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The Rime by the Ancient Doctor
The Rime by the Ancient Doctor I know of an Ancient MarinerAnd his story of the SeaA passage of storm and furyAnd Doldrums that there be. Because of… Continue Reading
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The European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Transition to the Scientific Revolution
The Reawakening of Scientific Inquiry The history of medicine is seldom a continuous progression of uninterrupted discovery. Rather, it advances through periods of intellectual flourishing interspersed with intervals… Continue Reading
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Marine Life
Coastal areas are rich in animal, plant, and insect life. They are also rich in human life. It is commonly known that coastal areas have a larger human… Continue Reading
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Medieval Islamic Medicine
Preserving and Advancing the Medical SciencesThe decline of the Western Roman Empire during the fifth century CE initiated a period of political fragmentation throughout much of Europe. While… Continue Reading
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Blog Epigraph
Blog Epigraph “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”— Marie Curie (1867–1934) “Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm… Continue Reading
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How the Classical World Shaped Our Understanding of The True Nature of Air, Pressure, and Respiration
Greek Medicine and the Concept of Pneuma The intellectual foundations of Western medicine underwent a profound transformation during the civilization of ancient Greece. Between the sixth and fourth… Continue Reading
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If We Were A Plant?
If We Were A Plant? What variable would affect us more–atmospheric pressure, temperature, water amount , humidity, light exposure or could it be a function of all of… Continue Reading
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Ancient Concepts of Air and Healing
Long before humanity understood oxygen, atmospheric pressure, or the mechanics of respiration, civilizations throughout the ancient world recognized one universal truth: life depended upon breath. The observation was… Continue Reading
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Tropical Medicine
Tropical medicine is distinguished less by heat alone than by the combination of persistent heat, high humidity, intense solar exposure, heavy rainfall, vector ecology, water and food contamination, and… Continue Reading
