The Man Who Died From Medication

Eben Byers was an American businessman and golfer who gained renown as a capable businessman while also achieving good results in golf tournaments. He even won the amateur golf championship in 1906. However, he is also famous for his absurd end due to drug abuse prescribed by a quack doctor and its severe side effects. One day, after a serious injury, he was prescribed a radium-infused drink by a doctor. In those days, radium was treated as a panacea, so he drank it without suspicion. As radium continued to accumulate in his body, he eventually began showing symptoms of radiation poisoning. He became one of those who died after their appearance deteriorated to a point where they could no longer be recognized as human.