Ketchup was considered to be a medicine around 1835 and was sold as tomato pills. source
Ketchup was considered to be a medicine around 1835 and was sold as tomato pills.
On February 20.1873 ; The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. source
On February 20.1873 ; The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco.
On March 6.1899 ; Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark. source
On March 6.1899 ; Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
On March 19.1863 ; The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. source
On March 19.1863 ; The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
On October 21.1867 ; The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma. source
On October 21.1867 ; The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
On October 28.1948 ; Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. source
On October 28.1948 ; Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
On November 7.1918 ; The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. source
On November 7.1918 ; The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
Leeches, such as the Hirudo medicinalis, have been historically used in medicine to remove blood from patients. source
Leeches, such as the Hirudo medicinalis, have been historically used in medicine to remove blood from patients.
guinea pig are still used in research, primarily as models for human medical conditions. source
guinea pig are still used in research, primarily as models for human medical conditions.
