Does it sound too good to be true? For thousands of years, humans used elements of nature to fend off disease and distress. While many science-based studies today have not yet looked at ancient ...

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...

Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...

(CNN) — Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new evidence from a skull ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the ...