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>Subject: The History of Medicine
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>The History of Medicine
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> 2000 B.C. - 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 doesn't work anymore. Here, eat this
> root.
>
Patti Carroll, RN, IBCLC
Atlanta, Georgia USA
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