One ancient Egyptian medical text known as the Ebers ... Then in 2004, British archeologists found evidence of the disease in millennia-old Nile rats and fleas, suggesting its presence without ...

pestis genome outside Eurasia providing molecular evidence for the presence of plague in ancient Egypt, although we cannot infer how widespread the disease was during this time.” As many as ...

Cancer is a modern, man-made disease caused by environmental factors such as pollution and diet, a study review by University of Manchester scientists has strongly suggested. Their study of remains ...

CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies disclosed clogged arteries, a key factor in the cause of heart attacks and strokes. This study suggests that heart disease is not only about poor diet and ...