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	A taste for blood

balthazarus

10-21-2008 6:56 AM

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balthazarus says:

When it comes to blood, it suddenly seems so much frightening...

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10-21-2008 10:14 AM

Kelika

Gaah!!!!

10-21-2008 12:10 PM

Savi010

Recently, I saw a documentary where a guy was being cured of his migraine by leeches. They were placed at the temples right beside the eyes. Hunger for blood from these leeches, apparently releised the pressure that was causing the headaches.

10-21-2008 12:17 PM

balthazarus

Not long ago they were thought to treat many form of illnesses...

10-21-2008 12:37 PM

Savi010

A lot of mental illnesses were also thought to be curable by draining the patient. Though some of the claims to cure by bloodletting may be true, I prefer to let my blood stay in my vains.

10-21-2008 1:41 PM

balthazarus

10-23-2008 5:01 PM

Satchamo

Seems to be I read where they are using leeches after some transplants, like hand, arm, to help bring done swelling or was it in crush injuries. Of course, medicine has also discovered that putting maggots (sterilized of course) eat diseased tissue in an infected wound--so maybe some of the ancient remedies really are best.

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