Medicine and mead - a connection?

Taken from etymonline.com:

mead (1)
"fermented honey drink," O.E. medu, from P.Gmc. *meduz (cf. O.N.
mjöðr, Dan. mjød, O.Fris., M.Du. mede, Ger. Met "mead"), from PIE
base *medhu- "honey, sweet drink" (cf. Skt. madhu "sweet, sweet
drink, wine, honey," Gk. methy "wine," O.C.S. medu, Lith. medus
"honey," O.Ir. mid, Welsh medd, Breton mez "mead"). Synonymous but
unrelated early M.E. meþeglin yielded Chaucer's meeth.

Taken from the same source:

medical
1646, from Fr. médical, from L.L. medicalis "of a physician,"
from L. medicus "physician" (n.); "healing" (adj.), from mederi "to
heal," originally "know the best course for," from PIE base *med- "to
measure, limit, consider, advise" (cf. Gk. medos "counsel, plan,
device, cunning," Avestan vi-mad "physician"); see meditation.

From these examples there doesn't seem to be a connection at all but
I saw a programme a few years ago where they led into evidence that
the latin word medicus could actually be from the same word as mead
(see above). I wish I could remember the name of the programme but I
don't so therefore I would be happy if someone here could try to see
if they fit together. That is to say, I need to see a theory that
would make them fit. To dismiss this with yet another list of an
already made etymology is not wanted.

I ask this because scientific research has come to the same
conclusion non-scientists have known for thousands of years, that
honey has healing properties. A medicus had honey as one of the main
healing drugs. Maybe measure and this old word for honey comes from
the same source?


/Carl Hult