Medicine Throughout the Ages

0001 AD – Here, eat this root.

1000 AD – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

1850 AD – That prayer is superstition. Here, swallow this potion.

1940 AD – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1985 AD – That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.

2000 AD – That antibiotic is dangerous. Here, eat this root!

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