Published Apr 3, 2009
Anxious Patient
524 Posts
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
azhiker96, BSN, RN
1,130 Posts
Pregnant Mare urine (estrogen)
That's where they got the name Premarin.
catshowlady
393 Posts
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,
:paw:
Virgo_RN, BSN, RN
3,543 Posts
Don't forget salmon sperm!
Tait, MSN, RN
2,142 Posts
A few interesting sites on the abuse horses go through to produce Premarin.
http://www.premarin.org/
http://www.equineadvocates.com/premarin.html
http://www.equinevoices.org/premarin.php
http://www.pmurescue.org/
./hops off soapbox
Tait
Sarcolemma
69 Posts
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=1232462Purrs 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?
http://www.equinevoices.org/premarin.php ./hops off soapboxTait
did you ask for permission to reproduce that? it includes the internet (lol)
I am unclear as to what I have reproduced. However if you can clarify I will be more than happy to email the owners of the site and request permission to post a link to their public information.
oh i just saw this on one of the articles you posted "Equine Advocates, Inc. Permission to reprint MUST be requested - that includes for the Internet!"
made me laugh....
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.
leslie :-D
11,191 Posts
i'll try not to...:uhoh21:
dang, i hope that wasn't a boy salmon i had last noc for dinner.
leslie:)
feralnostalgia
178 Posts
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.
suanna
1,549 Posts
Don't forget about phoenix tears having healing powers- even against basilisk venom!! I have never used it but I saw a movie- (?documentary?) about this Harry somebody where it worked great.