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).
Then the next milestone in the timeline of Mesopotamia was Hammurabi who was the sixth king of Babylon. Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written codes of law in the recorded history (1728 BC to 1685 BC.) 1600-1100 BC staggered periods of Hittite hegemony over Mesopotamia.