Aren’t you glad you live in the 21st century rather than the 17th, 18th, or 19th century when medical care was so primitive that a minor ailment often meant an early—and certain—death? And if you were fortunate to survive childbirth and infancy, some of the best medical treatments were home remedies that treated several illnesses. Although the practice of medicine can be traced to the Greeks and Romans, it wasn’t until the major breakthroughs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that infants, children, and adults were able to survive because of the discovery of life-saving drugs and vaccines. Prior to these life-altering medicines and therapeutics, for most human beings, life was short and sometimes painful. ...
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