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The History of Medicine

2000 BC

Here, eat this root.

1000 BC

That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

1805 AD

That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.

1940 AD

That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1985 AD

That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.

2000 AD

That antibiotic doesn’t work anymore. Here, eat this root….

–Unknown

Happy Monday! I would add (quite literally):

2010 AD

This root, that root, how do we know what works for me? Here, take this test and we can tell you :-)

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Comment Responses to The History of Medicine

  1. Diane Says:

    “On the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food….Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing” (Ez 47:12)

    This is an interesting article about healing plants:
    http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0304.asp

  2. Carole Wayne King Says:

    There was no test at the end — it would have been interesting!

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