I saw two polls mentioned in the Irish Examiner yesterday. The British Medical Journal are doing a survey on the best medical breakthrough since 1840 The choices: Anaesthesia AntibioticsChlorpromazine ComputersDiscovery of DNA structure Evidence-based medicine Germ theory Immunology Medical imaging (x-rays, etc.) Oral contraceptive pill Oral rehydration therapy Risks of smoking Sanitation (clean water and sewage disposal) Tissue culture Vaccines It’s a difficult choice, but i voted for Anaesthesia. By the end of the 19th century anaesthesia was proclaimed...
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