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For most of the 19th century, drugs were not highly effective, leading [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]] to famously comment in 1842 that "if all medicines in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be all the better for mankind and all the worse for the fishes". | For most of the 19th century, drugs were not highly effective, leading [[:en:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]] to famously comment in 1842 that "if all medicines in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be all the better for mankind and all the worse for the fishes". | ||
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During the [[First World War|First World War]], [[Alexis Carrel|Alexis Carrel]] and [[Henry Drysdale Dakin|Henry Dakin]] developed the Carrel-Dakin method of treating wounds with an irrigation, Dakin's solution, a germicide which helped prevent [[gangrene|gangrene]]. | During the [[:en:First World War|First World War]], [[:en:Alexis Carrel|Alexis Carrel]] and [[:en:Henry Drysdale Dakin|Henry Dakin]] developed the Carrel-Dakin method of treating wounds with an irrigation, Dakin's solution, a germicide which helped prevent [[gangrene|gangrene]]. | ||
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