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A Short History of Medicine
“Doctor, I have an ear ache.”
2000 BC – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 BC – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”
1850 AD – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”
1940 AD – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”
1985 AD – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”
2000 AD – “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!”
The source of this joke is unknown, but when I saw it on Magsx2 blog, it caught my attention. (I can really relate to the last line of the joke!)
"The part can never be well unless the whole is well." -- Plato
