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The term diabetes traces back to Demetrius of Apamea (1st century BC). For a long time, the condition was described and treated in traditional Chinese medicine as xiāo kě (消渴; "wasting-thirst"). Physicians of the medieval Islamic world, including Avicenna, have also written on diabetes. Early accounts often referred to diabetes as a ...
A list of sanctioned and forbidden foods on Cantani's diet was included in Isaac Burney Yeo's book Food in Health and Disease, published in 1896. [10] Bernhard Naunyn was influenced by the Cantani system. [5] Cantani also favoured the use of lactic acid to treat diabetes. [11]
The ancient Egyptians seem to have known little about the kidneys and made the heart the meeting point of a number of vessels which carried all the fluids of the body—blood, tears, urine and semen. Mental disorders are detailed in a chapter of the papyrus called the Book of Hearts. Disorders such as depression and dementia are covered. The ...
Aretaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεταῖος) is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians.Little is known of his life. He was ethnically Greek, born in the Roman province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern day Turkiye), [1] [2] [3] and most likely lived in the second half of the second century AD. [4]
[72] [78] [79] For some of the ancient sources, such as Herophilus, Galen's account of their work is all that survives. Even in his own time, forgeries and unscrupulous editions of his work were a problem, prompting him to write On His Own Books. Forgeries in Latin, Arabic or Greek continued until the Renaissance. Some of Galen's treatises have ...
A new review showed ancient grains can improve cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Aside from incorporating more ancient grains in your diet, experts recommend portion control, and ...
Two people are dead after a plane crashed into a building near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to reports. At around 3:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Kamaka Air ...
Allen was 23-of-34 passing for 362 yards and also rushed 11 times for 68 yards. He had four total touchdowns a week after he had six total touchdowns in Buffalo’s 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.