I ran across some interesting health factoids over the weekend in the Sacramento Bee. For example, the first Merck Manual of medical information, published in 1899, listed these “scientifically-advanced treatments” and doctor-recommended prescriptions for what ailed you:
Say what? But life expectancy at the turn-of-the-century was, for men, 46 and, for women, 48. So maybe there was room for improvement. Makes you wonder what they’ll be saying in 100 years about the medicines we take today.