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To: Brumar89 who wrote (163)8/1/1999 11:01:00 AM
From: gao seng  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 193
 
I subscribe to the notion that the study of medicine is not an exact science.

Concise History of 4000 Years of Medicine

Circa 2000 B.C.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Eat this root.

Circa 1000 A.D.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Roots are heathen. Say this prayer.

Circa 1700 A.D.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Prayers are superstitious. Drink this potion.

Circa 1850 A.D.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Potions are snake oil. Take this pill.

Circa 1950 A.D.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Those pills are ineffective. Take this antibiotic.

Circa 2000 A.D.
Patient: I have a sore throat.

Doctor: Antibiotics are unnatural. Eat this root.

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