What is the greatest medical milestone?

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The British Medical

Journal is launching a competition to decide the greatest medical breakthrough.

Present-day

medical experts are championing discoveries from the last 166 years - since the

BMJ was launched - and the journal is asking for people to vote for their

favourite. The nominations range from

antibiotics to the contraceptive pill and sanitation and computers. The

15-strong shortlist was whittled down from 100 nominations from BMJ readers. At bottom of page Click on each link to read about each milestone

and to vote for the winner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6228377.stm