would you still be here if it weren't for modern medicine?

**FootballFirst** · 08-19-2012, 08:03 AM

i was thinking that there are a ton of people out there who survive childhood and old age because of modern medicine including antibiotics. i was also thinking about how many people were walking around with urinary tract infections and STD's before the invention of penicillin and the like. i work in the adult and childrens hospitals and most of the people who are admitted would die if not for modern medicine treatments.

**missnu** · 08-19-2012, 08:05 AM

Alright...this is true...

**missnu** · 08-19-2012, 08:07 AM

People in other parts of the world are still dying just because they need a little penicillin...I don't see why we can't just send them some...
I need an African pen pal...then I can just send them all these things they need without all this charity taking most of the donation thing. I wouldn't mind to just send a round of antibiotics a week overseas to someone that needs them...why can't we do that?

**Blacktophat** · 08-19-2012, 08:13 AM

I had my appendix removed.

Horrible experience.

**420God** · 08-19-2012, 08:16 AM

Tricky question. I'm Native and diseases weren't too bad until there were new settlers.

**420God** · 08-19-2012, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by missnu

People in other parts of the world are still dying just because they need a little penicillin...I don't see why we can't just send them some...
I need an African pen pal...then I can just send them all these things they need without all this charity taking most of the donation thing. I wouldn't mind to just send a round of antibiotics a week overseas to someone that needs them...why can't we do that?

You can...http://www.aidforafrica.org/donate/

**SOMEBEECH** · 08-19-2012, 09:01 AM

iTS proven fact ppl live longer now,With modern meds.

**VLRD.Kush** · 08-19-2012, 09:02 AM

I've always wondered how they would/ did treat Type 1 Diabetes in the past. I'm sure I would have passed as a baby when I first started showing signs of having it at age 2. Most likely would have caught a high/ low glucose level and gone into a comma.

**obijohn** · 08-19-2012, 09:05 AM

My appendix burst and I walked around that way for several days thinking I had the stomach flu. I'm lucky I survived at all, and would have died in another day or two without emergency surgery

**billybob420** · 08-19-2012, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by FootballFirst

i was thinking that there are a ton of people out there who survive childhood and old age because of modern medicine including antibiotics. i was also thinking about how many people were walking around with urinary tract infections and STD's before the invention of penicillin and the like. i work in the adult and childrens hospitals and most of the people who are admitted would die if not for modern medicine treatments.

They're still gonna die.