Ancient Remedy
Scientists recreated a thousand year old medicinal remedy to study its efficacy and got a big surprise. The mixture, which includes cow bile, garlic, leeks and wine, kills the antibiotic resistant staph infection MRSA.
Comments
Except for the cow bile, the other ingredients sound like an great pizza or pasta sauce.
Posted by KDP on 03/30/15 at 05:55 PM
Maybe the cow ate the pizza.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/30/15 at 07:24 PM
A Short History of Medicine:
2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. – That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. – That antibiotic doesn’t work anymore. Here eat this root. . .
2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. – That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. – That antibiotic doesn’t work anymore. Here eat this root. . .
Posted by Phideaux on 03/30/15 at 08:00 PM
I like it Phideaux! :lol:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/30/15 at 09:08 PM
Kudo's on the history of the PRACTICE of medicine.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/31/15 at 12:14 AM
2015 A.D. - Just die already .. and pay for mandated crappy health care
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 03/31/15 at 03:00 AM
It's not hard to imagine that something can kill MRSA, doesn't mean it's safe to use internally. :D
Posted by Sebastian on 04/01/15 at 08:07 PM
It'll either kill ya or cure ya.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/02/15 at 06:46 AM
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