By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they ...

A new interpretation of a 3,500-year-old medical text from Egypt suggests that ancient physicians might have bathed patients' eyeballs in human breast milk to treat certain ophthalmic conditions. And ...

A 1,900-year-old Roman glass bottle from Turkey has yielded direct chemical proof of ancient physicians using human feces as medicine. Scientists identified human excrement mixed with thyme oil, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient medical practices often leave modern readers in disbelief, as these bygone remedies highlight the stark contrast between ...

Ancient Egyptians' healthcare system was "advanced and successful" for its time, the authors of a new book on the topic have said. Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by researchers ...

Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid a surging ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Ancient Egypt (3300BC to 525BC) is where we first see the dawn of what, today, we call "medical care". The Egyptian civilization was the first great civilization on this planet. Egyptians thought gods ...

While using ancient Greek medicine as a source of remedies is problematic, drawing on it to understand the doctor/patient relationship is more straightforward. We still say, “Trust me, I’m a doctor”.

As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...

Pliny the Elder was an intellectual powerhouse of ancient Rome. Though not a physician, in describing the ideal daily routine ...

Medicine carries the burden of its own troubling history. The history of medicine, of illness, is every bit as social and cultural as it is scientific. It is a history of people, of their bodies and ...