Subject: A Short History Of Medicine


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  >   //           {|||} 0]_____   Modern medical technology
  >   ||          {|||}   \-----]  has managed to keep pace
  >    \\        {|||}    _\____   with the modern economy...
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  >      \\--------     /          No matter how rich some
  >      /             |           people get, expensive new
  >      |   DogByte   |           diseases will be discovered
  >      \| ----------- \          to empty their bank accounts!
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  > A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE:
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  >  "Doctor, I have an ear ache."
  >    2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
  >    1000 B.C. - "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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