THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
2000 BC:
Here, eat this root
1000 AD:
That root is heathen. Say this prayer.
1850 AD:
That prayer is pure 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 any more.
Here, eat this root.
I got this joke as an email today, it's funny, but it struck me too...it seems in many cases this is the way things are going, we try to live a medication free lifestyle, unless truly needed that is, I haven't bought antibiotics in years.
2000 BC:
Here, eat this root
1000 AD:
That root is heathen. Say this prayer.
1850 AD:
That prayer is pure 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 any more.
Here, eat this root.
I got this joke as an email today, it's funny, but it struck me too...it seems in many cases this is the way things are going, we try to live a medication free lifestyle, unless truly needed that is, I haven't bought antibiotics in years.