Blood letting? It still works as the primary therapy for Polycythemia Vera.
ed At 12:00 PM 12/1/2012, Dan Winheld wrote: >On 12/1/2012 5:07 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: >>On 12/1/2012 3:30 AM, William Samson wrote: >>>After all, what we >>> are seeking is true authenticity (aren't we?) rather than a sanitised >>> version. >Actually, yes. Our friends the leeches have been getting a second >look from some nostalgic medical researchers in recent years- >including, of course, a look at blood letting itself (apparently >draining off a little of the high-cholesterol excess from the >overfed & overweight has had its health benefits). In fact, leeches >were always available from some pharmacies in poor neighborhoods in >Philadelphia when we lived there back in the 70'S. (1970's!) > > I prefer bleeding from more traditional manly pursuits- > steel-string guitar playing & using sharp objects around the house. > My wife has a fondness for dull paring knives. > >Anyone for a rousing chorus of "Le Tableaux de l'Operation de la >Taille" by our famous 18th century medical survivor Marin Marais? > >Dan >>Including medical bloodletting etc.? >>RT >> >> > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
