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).
Hammurabi and his God Given Code of Laws. Although Hammurabiâs Code of Laws is one of the most famous collections of laws from the ancient world, it is certainly not the oldest . In fact, it is preceded by at least two other codes of laws, namely the Laws of Ur-Namma (c. 2100 B.C., Ur) and the Laws of Lipit-Ishtar (c. 1930 B.C.., Isin).