Sorry, we don't allow throughout history questions. These tend to produce threads which are collections of trivia, not the in-depth discussions about a particular topic we're looking for. If you have a specific question about a region/culture & preferably timeperiod, please feel free to re-compose your question and submit it again.

Meanwhile you may be interested in this section of the FAQ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/health