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Journal of Early Modern Studies, 2013 The article aims at showing how Shakespeare relied on the medical vocabulary shared by his coeval society, which had, for centuries, been witnessing the continuous process of vernacularization of ancient and medieval scientific texts. After outlining the
Roberta Mullini
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HMPV in Immunocompromised Patients: Frequency and Severity in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Pathogens, 2020 Cancer is the first cause of death by disease in childhood globally. The most frequent types of cancers in children and adolescents are leukemias, followed by brain and central nervous system tumors and lymphomas.
Cesar Martinez-Rodriguez +1 more
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The Fundamental Differences Between Iranian Traditional Medicine and Popular Medicine
Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 2022 Objective One of the important systems of traditional medicine that has grown in the cradle of human civilizations and has always exported doctors, science and medicine to the farthest corners of the world, is the comprehensive system of Iranian ...
Ali Mohammadian Erdi +2 more
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An approach to popular medicine in Ubrique (1996-1997)
Cultura de los Cuidados, 2012 The need to cure illness is inherent to evolution of human mankind. In its developmental process as a civilization, the means for this aim have accompanied the increasing knowledge in all areas of wisdom.
Orestes Rodríguez Aguado
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Abigail Boucher, Science, Medicine, and Aristocratic Lineage in Victorian Popular Fiction
Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde AnglophoneMathilde Vialard
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Medicinal plants for the "nerves": a review of ethnobotanical studies carried out in South Brazil
Acta Botânica BrasílicaAmong the medicinal purposes for which plants have been used is the treatment of “nerves". The objective of this study was to search for species of plants used in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil) for the relief of symptoms related to central
Andressa Verdum Gross +4 more
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Prêt-à-porter: Paper, Skin, and Popular Belief in Early Modern France
Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte, 2018 In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, people commonly wore words, names, letters, symbols, and images about their bodies for protection or healing. Drawing on French sources, this article examines the widespread practice of wearing textual amulets
Katherine Dauge-Roth
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The popular culture of medicine [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2011 Picturing Medical Progress from Pasteur to Polio: A History of Mass Media Images and Popular Attitudes in America. Bert Hansen. Rutgers University Press; 2009. ![Figure][1] Image courtesy of Rutgers University Press In a recent essay in these pages, Anne Ishii introduced readers to ...
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Evaluation of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of Hancornia speciosa latex in Allium cepa root model
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe latex obtained from Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Mangabeira tree) is widely used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including diarrhea, ulcer, gastritis, tuberculosis, acne and warts. In this study, the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity
T. P. Ribeiro +5 more
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the community of Santa Rita, Ituiutaba – Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2013 This paper aimed to inventory the plants used in popular medicine by members of the rural community of Santa Rita, in the town of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The evaluation was carried out through interviews, with a semi-structured questionnaire and
Glaucieli Siqueira Parreira Alves +1 more
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