February 18, 2005
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THE EVOLUTION OF MEDICINE
2000 BC – Eat this root.
1000 AD – That root is heathen. Say this prayer.
1850 AD – That prayer is superstition. Drink this potion.
1940 AD – That potion is snake oil. Swallow this pill.
1985 AD – That pill is ineffective. Take this antibiotic.
2000 AD – That antibiotic is artificial. Eat this root.
Comments (3)
Errily right.
hmmmm, seems there is nothing new under the sun….and what goes around comes around, again.
Very true. I’m on the Stone Age Diet myself (nuts and berries) alternating with the Pork and Salmon Diet (eat like a pig, drink like a fish).