Posted by roo on March 22, 2001, at 13:28:10
In reply to Re: Name-Calling, posted by roo on March 22, 2001, at 12:24:42
The medical application of leeches, once thought to be a ridiculous quack
treatment associated with the "bloodletting" therapeutics of medieval
medicine, has recently staged a comeback. Leeches, when they "bite", begin
injecting their hosts with a natural anticoagulant to keep the blood
flowing. Doctors have recently been using leeches on patients who have had
delicate vascular microsurgery (like limb reattachments) to prevent
microclots from damaging the delicate repairs.
poster:roo
thread:56948
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