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The Earliest Paediatric Surgical Atlas: Cerrahiye-i Ilhaniye |
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By: S. N. Cenk Buyukunal and Nil Sari, Wed 07 September, 2005 |
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The author of one of the earliest surgical books was Serafeddin Sabuncuoglu. In 1465, he wrote a surgical book in Turkish which contained not only pictures or miniatures of paediatric surgical procedures, but there were also many important and major new contributions to the surgical literature.
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Educating Ottoman Physicians |
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By: Prof. Nil Sari, Fri 02 September, 2005 |
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Medical doctors in the time of the Ottomans had various routes into professional life depending on their specialty. Some were trained on the model of master and apprentice, others studied courses at madrasas and at hospitals that also served as medical school
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The Classification of Mental Diseases in the Ottoman Medical Manuscripts |
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By: Prof. Nil Sari , Tue 12 July, 2005 |
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The Ottomans provided great contributions towards the fields of psychiatry and neurology. Their thoughts and writings delve into many depths and are worthy of recognition by those in the medical sphere.
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Beauty, Hair and Body Care in the Canon of Ibn Sina |
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By: Prof. Nil Sari, Fri 17 June, 2005 |
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The seventh and the last art in the fourth book of the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina is assigned to the theme of "zina", that is beauty and physical appearance. It consists of four articles dealing with appearance, beauty and the care of hair and body, as well as skin diseases and their treatment. Subjects such as obesity and thinness that affect the appearance, and preventive methods and measures for all of these, are also discussed.
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Ibn Al-Nafis and Vinegar |
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By: Mohamed Hussein Benamer, Fri 17 June, 2005 |
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A doctor does a short enquiry into an old treatment for ear infections and discovers its presence in a medical manuscript by Ibn al-Nafis.
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Central Asian Contributions to the earlier phases of hospital building – Activity in Islam |
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By: FSTC Ltd , Tue 03 May, 2005 |
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Modern hospials finds its origin in Islamic civilisation replacing institutions known for magic and religion with a science based tradition which took knowledge from various places including the Greeks, Egytptains, Indians and others.
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Arabic Medicine in the Mediterranean |
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By: Prof. Charles Burnett, Mon 29 November, 2004 |
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Professor Charles Burnett describes in a talk he recently gave the phenomena of Arabic Medicine which stretched across the Islamic world and embraced all religions and took knoweldge from wherever it was found.
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Muslim Contribution to Cosmetics |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 20 May, 2003 |
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Al-Zahrawi's medical encyclopaedia, used in Europe's Universities from the 12th-17th century, discusses under-arm deodorants, hair removing sticks, hand lotions, hair dyes, hair care, suntan lotions, remedies for bad breath, nasal sprays and much more.
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The Book of Water (Kitab Al-Ma'a) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 17 January, 2003 |
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Kitab Al-Ma'a, a strange title for the first known Encyclopedia of Medicine arranged according to the alphabet was recently discovered in Algeria and published in Oman. Contains over 900 pages and was written by Ibno Al-Thahabi (died 1033AD).
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The Beginning of the Islamic Hospitals |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 10 January, 2003 |
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Possibly the earliest hospital in Islam was a mobile dispensary following the Muslim armies, dating from the time of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). By the 12th century, the hospital had become a very advanced institution.
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