A short history of medicine demonstrating just how far the medical profession has come:
I have an earache….
* 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.
* 1985 A.D. – That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.
* 2000 A.D. – That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!