Fun Hunter » history http://www.funhunter.net Funny Videos, Funny Pictures, Funny Jokes, Funny News Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:17:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Brief history of medicine http://www.funhunter.net/brief-history-of-medicine.html http://www.funhunter.net/brief-history-of-medicine.html#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:38:40 +0000 Fun Hunter http://www.funhunter.net/?p=788

A short history of medicine:

I have an earache.

2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root

1000 A.D. – 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.

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