SC - Re: SC: Use of Medicinal Leeches

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/7/00 12:04:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
KallipygosRed at aol.com writes:

<< Basically, he was censured for using the technique. Consequently, I don't 
 believe it was ever attempted again at that hospital. But I do know that 
 years later I read where a baby was badly burned and the maggots were used 
to 
 control the infections that happen with severe burn cases. >>

Maggots are frequently used in modern medicine to clean the ulcers generated 
by advanced diabetes.

Ras
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