[nukkad] A Short History of Medicine

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Birth, life and death. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Coincidence? 
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A Short History of Medicine 


 
"Doctor, I have an earache." 

2000 B.C.: "Here, eat this root." 

1000 B.C.: "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 

1850 A.D.: "That prayer is superstition, drink this
potion." 

1940 A.D.: "That potion is snake oil, swallow this
pill." 

1985 A.D.: "That pill is ineffective, take this
antibiotic." 

2000 A.D.: "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat
this root!" 


Author Unknown
Found in Bits & Pieces
Economics Press 



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