The Taniguchi Medal commemorates the great contribution of Mr. Taniguchi Toyosaburo, whose foundation supported the International Symposium for the Comparative History of Medicine East and West over the course of twenty-three consecutive years (1976-1999).

    The Medal will be awarded at meetings of the ASHM to a graduate student for an outstanding essay (whether published or not yet published) on some aspect of the history of medicine.  Any graduate student (as of June 30, 2006) who meets any one of the following criteria is eligible to apply: 1) is enrolled in an Asian university, 2) works on Asian medicine, 3) is of Asian nationality.

The recipient of the Medal will be invited to attend the 2006 ASHM Meeting courtesy of the Society.

Submission of Essays and Award for 2006:

1. Paper format: an article in English, double-spaced, maximum 20 pages in length.

2. Submissions must be accompanied by a nomination letter from a faculty advisor

3. Deadline for submissions: June 30, 2006

4. The medal will be awarded at the ASHM Meeting to be held in New Delhi on November 2-4, 2006.

5. Please submit your essay to both of the following addresses:

1)     ashm@mail.ihp.sinica.edu.tw

2)     Secretariat, Asian Society for the History of Medicine, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica,      Nankang 11529, Taipei, TAIWAN

人類9000年前竟有牙醫 有高超技術和極大忍痛能力

　　最新一期《自然》期刊報道，研究人員在巴基斯坦俾路支省的一個墓地發現至少9副史前人類的頭顱，內有11個牙齒鑽洞。據研究，這些鑽牙可追溯至9000年前。由此可以證明，史前人類已經具有高超的技巧和極大的忍痛能力。

在清醒的病人牙上鑽孔

    根據研究頭顱，科學家們得出結論，史前牙醫為病人鑽牙大致發生在西元前5500年至7000年。

　　據史料記載，西元1100年美國最早出現治療牙齒的醫生和技術，歐洲是西元1500年才開始，因此這個發現意味著牙醫比記載的至少早了4000年出現，甚至比發明麻醉劑還要早。

　　因此可以想像，病人在接受鑽牙孔時會非常痛楚，因為牙醫是在為活生生的清醒的病人鑽牙。研究人員估計，這批史前人類接受鑽牙，可能是要減輕蛀牙的痛楚。因為，被鑽洞的牙齒有蝕爛的痕跡，而且很明顯不是為了裝飾，因為被鑽洞的牙都是在嘴深處的臼齒。......【全文】

編輯：  王文光   稿源： 國際在線綜合 　
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