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Semmelweis' contribution was recognized 20 years after his death as the medical world became more receptive and wiser after germ theory of disease by Louis Pasteur and concept of antisepsis by Joseph Lister. He was hailed as the “Father of hand hygiene,” the “Father of infection control,” and “Savior of mothers.”
The weight of authority stood against his teachings.
a reply to: GODISNOWHERE
And before him in 1535 Jacques Cartier learning from the natives about the use of tree bark and needles from the white pine, rich in antioxidants and vitamin c stirred into a drink produced immediate improvement and swift recovery from scurvy was laughed at upon his return to Europe as he shared his learned knowledge. His peers were “amused by such witch doctor cures of ignorant savages” and did nothing to follow it up…sound familiar?
I’m not saying the FDA are saints or in the right. But i see ZERO evidence of a NWO or sinister shadowy group running the world. That’s a cop out for blaming perceived unfair injustices to something tangible.