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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:13 AM Original message |
200 patients sought for trial looking at how efficient maggots are at wound cleaning. (UK) saves $$! |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's socialized medicine for you. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The treatment cured my friend's persistent leg ulcers at |
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Birdiesmom (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. I wonder if this could help diabetics avoid losing more of their feet/legs. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Already being used with diabetics. But not necessarily widely. Patients may have to bring it up |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's an old treatment |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Everything old is new again: maggots, leeches, honey dressings. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. ANECDOTAL evidence?!?? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. It was used on a wounded soldier on that PBS documentary The War. |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. As far as maggots eating only dead flesh, I can guarantee you that's not true. |
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