A Short History of Medicine

This section was compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
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I have an ear ache

2000 B.C.	~	Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D.	~	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.
1960 A.D.	~	That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D.	~	That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.
-- Author unknown

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The Progression of Medical Thinking
About Alternative Methods of Healing

1960    ~    Quackery

                         

1970    ~    Fringe

                         

1990    ~    Alternative

                         

1997    ~    Complementary

                         

2001    ~    Integrative

                         

2010s    ~    Co-opted ? ? ?

                         

2023    ~    So far, so good

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Updated 11-02-2023