There has been a gradual evolution of medical advances throughout history. Illness and infirmity were mystical in nature or considered divine penance in our ancient history, as in the days of the early Babylonians. The Ebers Papyrus, dated around 1500 BC although focused on empirical medicine, also involved magical elements. Today's managed healthcare is not a modern development but actually had its beginning within the Code of Hammaurabi thousands of years ago. Hippocrates taught the separation of religion and medicine and introduced the foundation for progress in our modern bioethics with his teachings of “First, do no harm” (Anderson, 2007, p. 59). Along with Hippocrates, Aristotle provided further improvements with scientific experimentation and observation, including a true appreciation for anatomy. Ancient Greece gave us the foundation for current sports medicine when it recognized the need for athletes to be adequately prepared for competition, as well as for the treatment of resulting sports-related injuries. The period of the Enlightenment in the 18th century impacted what is now our public health medicine, which focuses on providing healthy work environments, caring for the less fortunate, sanitation, and maternal care , just to name a few. It would certainly be remiss if we did not take into account the importance of the considerable advanced medical knowledge that the 19th century provided with the germ theory of disease and the Bacteriological Revolution, which began with Pasteur and Koch. Today we see the importance of these represented in many medical fields, including bacteriology, virology, immunology, microbiology and antisepsis. We must acknowledge… half of the document… h.gov/pmc/articles/PMC124754/Pollution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ukm.my/ahmadukm/images/stories/data/kuliah/manusia/artikel/pollution.htmPols, H., & Oak, S. (2007). War and military mental health. Retrieved from the US National Library of Medicine website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2089086/Schmidt, C.W. (2008). Linking tuberculosis and the environment: a neglected mitigation strategy. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(12), A478-A485. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592293/Turnock, B.J. (n.d.) Public Health: What It Is and How It Works. Retrieved from: http://www.whatispublichealth.org/impact/achievements.htmlU.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (1979). Healthy People: Report of the Surgeon General on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Washington, DC: US ​​Government Printing Office.