"We Are Still Using Leeches To Practice Healthcare"

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[sakabatou]

1. +1

Off to the greatest with you.

[L0oniX]

2. K & R

[The Magistrate]

3. Cold But Fair, Ma'am....

[murphyj87]

4. If you have ....

If you have an infected burn or severe infection of another kind that needs to be cleaned up fast, you might end up with real leeches. Leeches eat the infected tissue and leave the healthy flesh alone.

Today, doctors use leeches for treating abscesses, painful joints, glaucoma, myasthenia, and to heal venous diseases and thrombosis. Medical leeches are used in plastic surgery, for improving brain circulation and for curing infertility.

The general indications for leech therapy are:
Inflammatory Reactions
Heart Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Tendovaginitis and Tendinitis
Venous Disease and Varicose Veins
Arthrosis
Arthritis
Muscle Tension
Antidyscratic therapy ( blood purification and regeneration) of toxicoses and mental illnesses
Thrombosis and embolism
Passive congestions and spastic conditions
Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes
Transudates and exudates

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. actually, they use maggots for wounds and burns..

leeches for the conditions you listed. :)

[murphyj87]

10. Yes, I stand corrected....

[TBF]

5. K&R nt

[mmonk]

6. Yes we are.

But our whole economic practice is old too. It goes back to at least the 19th century. Our legal system is now back to the 12th century as well.

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8. +1

Time for something new.

[yodermon]

7. the leeches are insulted n/t

[LWolf]

11. +1

[yardwork]

12. That's good!

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13. kick.

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14. k

[rucky]

15. Love it!

[blindpig]

16. Ain't that the truth.

Extortionists is good too...

k&r