QUACK MEDICINE
"The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow..."
by Sir William Osler
As long as there has been suffering, there have been those who have taken it upon themselves to provide relief, whether it be by herbs and incantations, or by the latest genetically engineered and scientifically proven therapies. Sorcerers and charlatans have always found success in marketing their wares since there was (and is) disagreement regarding what is efficacious.