Dear Editor-in-Chief: The term of “preventive medicine” is a new terminology in medicine attempt to prevent medical disorders by influence on life style modification, environment and social factors (1). Although some great physicians are credited as the father of preventive medicine such as Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) or Richard Mead (1673–1754) (2), somebody believed the starting of this concept can be back to Moses because of his personal and public hygienic and dietary advises to his people (3).
However, by review the history we can find concepts on preventive medicine older than 18th century and more complete and organize than Moses preliminary advises...