"Doctor, I have a pain."
1000 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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Walking isn't a lost art - one must, by some means, get to the garage.
~Evan Esar
A Short History of Medicine
According to a poll, 39% of the people interviewed admitted that they snoop in their host's medicine cabinets.
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