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Medicine in ancient Mesopotamia - part 2.

The second part embraces exclusively the main characteristics of the medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia, in its main facets: concept of disease, healers and practice. The disease was considered a divine punishment or resultant from a malign influence. Insofar, the medicine began by being preventive, by the use of appropriate amulets or by offerings or sacrifices intending to pacify those malign forces. The treatme...

Limitations and perspectives of teaching and research in basic sciences at the ...

Well known difficulties of teaching and research lived by basic sciences of the medical school curriculum in Portugal are becoming desperate. Two main problems deserve major concern and urgent solutions: firstly, the recruitment and continuing formation of motivated candidates for teaching and/or research in those areas; secondly, the establishment of adequate economic support that makes those careers in basic ...

Biochemical characterization and metabolic effects of tumor necrosis factor.

The tumor necrosis factor, preliminary identified because of its antitumor properties, refers to two kinds of similar polypeptides (TNF or cachectin, and TNF-beta or lymphotoxin), which share some biological effects. Both substances, as members of the class of cytokines, play a role as mediators of inflammation and the cellular immune response. Human cachectin is produced as a prohormone and activated by cleava...

Alternative therapies, homeopathy and medical science.

This article briefly reviews the impact of regularly promoted alternative therapies within portuguese society. The origins, attractions and acceptance of alternative therapies, homeopathic included, are discussed. Recent homeopathic studies published in renowned scientific journals provoked comments and reports claiming for more objective explanations and better criticism. Accordingly, homeopathy is presently a...

Is red cell acetylcholinesterase related with arterial hypertension?

Erythrocyte senescence: lipo-protein interactions of the erythrocyte membrane.

The red cell in human arterial hypertension.

Red cell abnormalities in a kindred with an uncommon form of hereditary spheroc...

Erythrocyte mechanisms of adaptation to hypoxia in chronic renal insufficiency.

Perspectives and clinical importance of hemorrheology--influence of erythrocyte...