If I were to ask you to identify the most significant medical breakthrough in the past 150 years, how would you answer? For most of us we immediately think of high-profile medical advances, such as the discovery of penicillin and antibiotics, or the invention of the X-ray, the realization that we are products of a basic structure called DNA, the elimination of major disease processes such as smallpox, plague, and others, or the incredible life-saving virtues of automatic de-fibrillation, transplants, and others. In fact, if you were to Google 'Nobel Prize Winning Medical Advances' you will find a host of incredible achievements, all that have improved longevity and quality of life.
And yet, none of them win the prize for being the most significant medical advancement of the past 150 years. The winner may surprise you...
The British Medical Journal recently surveyed more than 11,000 readers, mostly physicians, and asked them the exact same question we asked you: What was the most significant medical breakthrough in the past 150 years?
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Disaster Preparedness & Survival: Why Sanitation is So Important!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Supplies Vanish From Stores When Disaster Strikes
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Friends, family and customers frequently ask us which supplies they should purchase before a disaster or emergency strikes. The answer can vary depending on where you live and the types of emergencies you may face. In general, the twelve product categories below should be covered, although you may not need every product in all categories. For example, you may not need MREs and freeze-dried food, but having... read the rest of Supplies Vanish From Stores When Disaster Strike.
