The Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day. Asclepius was a demi-god son of ...

Why are people in some regions happier and healthier than in other regions? For the first time, an international team of ...

Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.

Urban weaning patterns more closely hewed to guidelines from ancient Roman physicians, mirroring contemporary patterns of adherence to medical experts in urban and rural communities. Roman health ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

From the ancient Egyptians who prized ... which was also included in their cooking, rituals, and medicine. Image Credit: Creative Commons Greek and Roman civilisations also embraced fenugreek ...

Roman health authorities recommended breastfeeding babies for two years. Carlo Cocozza and colleagues were interested in how ancient Romans actually fed their babies in varying settlement types.