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anon1011101 0 points ago +2 / -2

yep i was gonna include radium but i couldn't remember if it was radon or radium.
i'm a synthetic organic chemist with experience in medicinal chemistry, i could tell you dozens of stories about interesting "therapies" that used to be prescribed...

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starsabove 3 points ago +3 / -0

You look at various medical practices humans have had over the millennia, even those after the Renaissance and into the modern era and its a wonder we haven't wiped ourselves out through sheer stupidity.

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unashamed 2 points ago +2 / -0

What’s always been concerning to me are the things we do today that we do not yet realize are detrimental to our health.