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History of Anemia

  • Darla Ferrara
  • Jun 12, 2020
Ancient History The history of anemia goes back to ancient times, with 4,000-year-old bone samples from Thailand showing advanced signs of the condition. Writing from Papyrus Ebers and other…
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History of Bronchitis

  • Lynn Hetzler
  • Jun 12, 2020
Greek physicians and other ancient healers have recognized the presence of excess phlegm and cough—which are the classic symptoms of bronchitis—for centuries. Early healers administered…
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History of Pancreatitis

  • Darla Ferrara
  • Jun 12, 2020
Pancreatitis was first identified as a disease in 1889 by Reginald Fitz. Up until that time, the organ was poorly understood. The first description of it came from Herophilus, a Greek…
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History of Diabetes

  • Sarah Fielding
  • Jun 12, 2020
The first documented mention of diabetes dates back to 1500 B.C., appearing in Egyptian manuscripts as a disease with “too great emptying of urine,” a key indicator of this condition.  It…
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History of Crohn's Disease

  • Sara McEvoy, PT, DPT
  • Jun 02, 2020
Crohn’s disease was named after the doctor who first described the disease in 1932, an American gastroenterologist named Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. His colleagues, Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr.…
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History of Psoriasis

  • Trina Herron-McMillin
  • Jun 02, 2020
129 to 99 B.C. A Greek physician by the name of Galen was the first person to use the word “psora,” to define a skin disorder with characteristics similar to modern-day psoriasis. 1300s…
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History of Hypothyroidism

  • Trina Herron-McMillin
  • May 06, 2020
The latter part of the nineteenth century saw great achievements in endocrinology, or the study of the endocrine system. During this time, experts no longer considered the thyroid gland—part…
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History of Fibromyalgia

  • Sara McEvoy, PT, DPT
  • May 05, 2020
The term fibromyalgia wasn’t coined until 1976. The condition was first named in 1904 by a British neurologist called Sir William Gowers, who coined the term “fibrositis”…
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History of Gastritis

  • Coleman Harris
  • May 01, 2020
The history of gastritis begins with the discovery of curved bacteria, now called H. pylori, by Dr. A. Stone Freedberg in the 1940s. Discouraged by the science community and dissuaded by work…
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History of Appendicitis

  • Lynn Hetzler
  • Apr 30, 2020
Humans have suffered appendicitis since the earliest days of recorded history. Who First Recorded this Condition? Aretaeus the Cappadocian may have been the first to record appendicitis in 30…
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