Re: Leeches (Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))

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Dave Ratcliffe (dave@frackit.com) wrote:
: In article <1995Oct12.160919.16592@unislc.slc.unisys.com>, "G. Merrill Dodge" <MDodge@slcpo2.slc.unisys.com> writes:
: - idaniel@jesus.ox.ac.uk (Illtud Daniel) wrote:
: - >No they haven't. There's a leech farm in South Wales which is doing
: - >very nicely thanks.
: - >
: - True, true. They are used in the reattachment of severed limbs/digits. It
: - seems that the leeches prevent the buildup of fluids at the healing site
: - that would otherwise eventually impede the healing and allow gangrene to
: - start. And since the leeches used are free of harmful pathogens, they are
: - useful in this regard.
: -
: - Still, it does seeem kind of creepy. What next? Bleeding?

: Maggots to eat away necrotic tissue. It's already being done.

Don't forget the *AMAZING* Tapeworm diet pill ;)

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