From Shamans to Priests of Sekhmet: A Review of the Literature in Search for the Origins of Doctors in Ancient Egypt.

This review suggests that shamans were in charge of the healing process in pre-dynastic Egypt. After the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt by Narmer in 3100 BC, shamans evolved into the Sem priests, who were responsible for the king's health. With the change in Egyptian religion in the fourth dynasty (2613-2494 BC), Ra, the sun god, was revered as the supreme power, replacing the king.

Chiral evaluation of fluvastatin in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray mass spectrometry.

The report describes for the first time the enantioselective analysis of fluvastatin in plasma using LC-MS-MS. The enantiomers of fluvastatin (FV) were extracted from plasma with diisopropyl ether at pH 5.0.