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Don't forget the curative power of the feline purr. Seriously, purring frequencies are associated with improved bone fracture healing, among other things.
http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1232462
Purrs to you all,
catshowlady
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That's where they got the name Premarin.
A few interesting sites on the abuse horses go through to produce Premarin.
http://www.equineadvocates.com/premarin.html
http://www.equinevoices.org/premarin.php
./hops off soapbox
Tait
Don't forget the curative power of the feline purr. Seriously, purring frequencies are associated with improved bone fracture healing, among other things.http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1232462
Purrs to you all,
catshowlady
:paw:
hahaha
*deep breath*
hahahaha
thanks cat show lady, next time i get a tib fib i'll tape a couple cats to my leg
there's so many flaws with that article you could throw a tar covered cat at it and 10 of them would stick to it
there is some evidence for EMF stimulating bone knitting, but to extrapolate that to cats? really?
did you ask for permission to reproduce that? it includes the internet (lol)
Also, bee stings are being used to treat arthritis.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50602
Unfortunately, the poor bees die from the treatment.
I was in a focus group for a lawsuit over Premarin...the lawyers for the pharmecutical company actually came out and admitted that their drug had probably caused the plaintiff to develop breast cancer, or if she had already had it, it caused her tumor to grow at a highly advanced rate. they had the nerve to claim "she should really be thanking us for making her tumor grow - that way she detected it more easily!" - yeah, because she had to have her breast removed and lost the use of her arm, you *******. the drug made early detection impossible because of how much it increased the growth rate. the company knew that Premarin does this to people, they showed us internal corporate memos that proved that, but they dont' care. just want to convince people they need another magic pill.That's where they got the name Premarin.
every time I see someone mention this drug I remember this trial and what it did to that woman. I'm not a doctor or even a nurse yet, but as I understand it HRT only masks symptoms of a natural stage in life. maybe it helps more people than it hurts, I don't know, but it seemed to me that that drug company only wanted to milk that poor woman for all she was worth, and didn't give a damn about her health or safety. I think she would've rather put up with her hot flashes than gotten breast cancer.
and that says nothing of how they treat these horses.
Anxious Patient
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I have heard about maggots and leeches being useful in the medical field, but didn't know about:
Sounds creepy, but if they help, that's good.
and more:
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2009/04/maggots-leeches-and-snails-oh-my.html