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The history of medicine. Part II

Hoops AL

Malayan Medical Journal, 1930;5:1-7.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Fulltext Close vs. closed fracture

Harwant S

Med J Malaysia, 2004 Dec;59 Suppl F:82-3.

PMID: 15941173

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

[Medical exchanges among China and Asiana countries]

Chen H

Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi, 1996;26(1):43-9.

PMID: 11613284

Among the issues of medical exchanges, medicaments are more often encountered than medical issues, based on ancient Chinese literatures, early in the Han-Jin Dynasties, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei had exchanges with China, also in Sui-Tang Dynasties. In the Song-Yuan Dynasties, ancient Singapore and the Philippines also incorporated in exchanges of medicament and goods. In the Ming-Qing dynasties, these 6 Asian countries had even more close contact with China, especially in trades and medical exchanges among the masses, carried out in a large scale thus, promoting the advent and development of TCM in Asiana Regions.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Exophthalmos in ritual sculptures in the Sunda Isles

Ber A

Int Surg, 1970 Apr;53(4):279-85.

PMID: 4907253

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Understanding Melayu (Malay) as a source of diverse modern identities

Reid A

J Southeast Asian Stud, 2001;32(3):295-313.

PMID: 19192500

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Amok

Kon Y

Br J Psychiatry, 1994 Nov;165(5):685-9.

PMID: 7866687

BACKGROUND: Amok is reviewed from a historical standpoint, tracing how it has changed from the Hindu states of India where it was a war tactic to the sudden incomprehensible violence and mass murder by a single individual associated with the syndrome today.

METHOD: A typical amok attack is described and the criteria for amok discussed. Amok in Malaysia, New Guinea, Laos, North America and other countries are presented. The possible motives for such violent killings and a possible psychiatric diagnosis in relation to contemporary diagnostic criteria is discussed.

CONCLUSION: Classification of amok remains unresolved. The reason for its frequency in and around Malaysia remains unknown.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Medicine has always been "Modern" and "Scientific" from ancient times to the present day

Teppone M

J Integr Med, 2019 Jul;17(4):229-237.

PMID: 30967348 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2019.03.008

Throughout human history, doctors and healers have gathered and refined the knowledge inherited from the previous generations. Different methods of effective therapy have been designed during various historical periods; when each was developed, it was considered "modern scientific medicine" for their time. Mankind has gone through natural and social disasters and survived; hence, history has proved there was no time when medical knowledge was erroneous or ineffective. Classic medicine has grown to be divided into narrow, specialized branches, causing it to lose its holistic approach and general view on health, sickness and therapeutic methods. Many of traditional medicine's effective methods have been forgotten and removed from the mainstream medicine. It would be good for modern medical education to incorporate the general knowledge of historically effective therapeutic modalities and study practical cases. Medical students should be taught how to choose a "good method" or "good medicine" independent of when that method or remedy was discovered. However, he has to keep in mind the primary goal of medicine: "I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment…"(from Hippocratic Oath).

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

NeurHistAlert 22

Stahnisch FW, Hor JY

J Hist Neurosci, 2016 Oct-Dec;25(4):423-36.

PMID: 27379572 DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2016.1175188

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Medical traditions in Malaysia

Rosenbloom AL

JFMA, 1972 Apr;59(4):37-43.

PMID: 4555905

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Fulltext Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: opportunities for international collaborative research in Malaysia and Hawaii

Armstrong RW

Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 1977 Dec;47:135-41.

PMID: 349401

Malaysia and Hawaii have several advantages for epidemiologic and laboratory studies on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Both have multiethnic populations with different incidence rates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and different life-styles. Malaysia has large populations of Chinese, Malaya, and Indians, and the number of cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma at any one time is comparatively large. Incidence rates for 1968--72, age-standardized to the World population, for Guangdong hua (Cantonese Chinese) in Malaysia were 24.3/100,000 for males and 12.0/100,000 for females. In Hawaii, the ratio was 12.9/100,000 for males and 6.7/100,000 for females. The small number of cases in Hawaii would require that research in that State be conducted in collaboration with research elsewhere with larger case numbers.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Fulltext Changing patterns in the treatment of early breast cancer: a historical perspective and a review of changing local trends

Sim E, Lim TC, Tan WT, Rauff A

Med J Malaysia, 1993 Jun;48(2):211-6.

PMID: 8350798

Over the past 50 years, a variety of surgical procedures have been advocated for the treatment of operable breast cancer, ranging from local excision to supraradical mastectomy. Today, the surgical treatment of breast cancer remains highly contentious. We review the historical development of breast cancer surgery and analyse the available evidence supporting conservative procedures. We also express our opinions on the treatment of early breast cancer and illustrate the changing patterns of surgery with our experience at National University Hospital.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Fulltext The significance of pyrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Borneo peat core for the reconstruction of fire history

Kong SR, Yamamoto M, Shaari H, Hayashi R, Seki O, Mohd Tahir N, et al.

PLoS One, 2021;16(9):e0256853.

PMID: 34495997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256853

The reconstruction of fire history is essential to understand the palaeoclimate and human history. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been extensively used as a fire marker. In this work, the distribution of PAHs in Borneo peat archives was investigated to understand how PAHs reflect the palaeo-fire activity. In total, 52 peat samples were analysed from a Borneo peat core for the PAH analysis. Pyrogenic PAHs consist of 2-7 aromatic rings, some of which have methyl and ethyl groups. The results reveal that the concentration of pyrogenic PAHs fluctuated with the core depth. Compared to low-molecular-weight (LMW) PAHs, the high-molecular-weight (HMW) PAHs had a more similar depth variation to the charcoal abundance. This finding also suggests that the HMW PAHs were mainly formed at a local fire near the study area, while the LMW PAHs could be transported from remote locations.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

Fulltext Neem (Azadirachta indica): prehistory to contemporary medicinal uses to humankind

Kumar VS, Navaratnam V

Asian Pac J Trop Biomed, 2013 Jul;3(7):505-14.

PMID: 23835719 DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60105-7

The divine tree neem (Azadirachta indica) is mainly cultivated in the Indian subcontinent. Neem has been used extensively by humankind to treat various ailments before the availability of written records which recorded the beginning of history. The world health organization estimates that 80% of the population living in the developing countries relies exclusively on traditional medicine for their primary health care. More than half of the world's population still relies entirely on plants for medicines, and plants supply the active ingredients of most traditional medical products. The review shows the neem has been used by humankind to treat various ailments from prehistory to contemporary.

Matched MeSH terms: History, Medieval

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