A Brief and Humorous History of Medicine

courtesy of Alternative Biotechnology:

~ A Brief and Humorous History of Medicine ~

100,000 BC: This mixture of roots and leaves will cure you.
2000 BC: Roots don't work. If you're sick, sacrifice a goat.
0050 AD: Sacrifice is for pagans! If you want to get well, you must pray.
1000 AD: Prayer is just superstition. Some blood-letting will do you good.
1870 AD: Blood-letting weakens the patient. This potion will fix you up.
1920 AD: Potions are pure quackery. Here, swallow this pill.
1950 AD: Pills don't work. Now we have antibiotics.
2000 AD: Antibiotics can cause more harm than good. Here, apply these roots and leaves.