Hope you all get a kick out of this!
Glenni Lorick, BSE, IBCLC
Lima Peru
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> A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE
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> "Doctor, I have an ear ache."
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> 2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
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> 1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
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> 1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
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> 1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
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> 1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
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> 2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!"
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