31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus

 We Should have a Saints Day for Penicillin

... we ought to have saints' days to commemorate the great discoveries which have been made for all mankind, and perhaps for all time—or for whatever time may be left to us. Nature ... is a prodigal of pain. I should like to find a day when we can take a holiday, a day of jubilation when we can fête good Saint Anaesthesia and chaste and pure Saint Antiseptic. ... I should be bound to celebrate, among others, Saint Penicillin...
Folksonomies: wonder medicine
Folksonomies: wonder medicine
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A Quote from Winston Churchill on the need to celebrate medical discoveries that easy human suffering.