The snake mosaic at the entrance to Southend Hospital is a symbol of healing to me. I have been treated most successfully and appreciate the professionalism of the staff. I am also a Christian and am ...

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

The best-known seer in Greek myth is Teiresias. As a young man, Teiresias came upon a pair of coupling serpents on Mount Cithaeron, and, in disgust, struck them with his staff. This offended the ...

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