Rheumatic fever - Treatment. 1  The management of rheumatic fever is geared toward the reduction of inflammation with anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin or corticosteroids. 2  Aspirin is the drug of choice and should be given at high doses. 3  One should watch for side effects like gastritis and salicylate poisoning.
So begins the Law Code of Hammurabi, a list of nearly 300 laws etched into a two and one-half meter high black diorite pillar, discovered in 1902 but dating back to the time of Hammurabi himself (1792-1750 B.C.E).
The Hammurabi code was not the first code in Mesopotamia. It is a re-arrangement of the previous codes. There were several. Hammurabi managed to make his in a better way. It protects his citizens through a code of laws, instead of judging each case separately and in a chaotic way. It is definitely modern in concept and has influenced all the populations since then.