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Short history of medicine

2000 B.C. - Eat this root
1000  B.C. - Roots are heathen. Say a Prayer
1850 A.D. - Prayer is superstition.  Take this potion
1900 A.D. - That potion is snake oil.  Take this pill
1940 A.D. - That pill is useless.  Take this antibiotic
2011 A.D. - That antibiotic is no longer effective.  EAT THIS ROOT

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