A short history of medicine I have an earache 2000BC: Here eat this root 1000 A.D. -That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. -That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. -That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. -That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. -That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
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