--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> > >Debbi > >who is really hacked off that accurate advice can't > be given for so many conditions (but things are still > >way better than they were 50 years ago) > > Yeah, but as you say, things are definitely way > better. :) > > Some of the very recent breakthroughs are > incredible. For instance, I've > been doing a lot of reading about the new autologous > fibrin glues (made from > a patient's own centrifuged blood) that are being > 'road tested' by physicians in surgeries... <snip> > > The only disadvantage, and it looks like a major > obstacle that's yet to be > hurdled, is that these fibrin clots are very > attractive to infectious microbes. > > I think stuff like this is fascinating. :)
Me too! Nature has already solved or partially solved a lot of problems -- we just have to find them, tweak them, or learn how to ask the right questions... > Apropos of nothing, something you've probably seen > already: > > History of Modern Medicine: > 2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root." > 1000 A.D. - "That root is heathen. Here, say this > prayer." > 1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition. Here, > drink this potion." > 1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow > this pill." > 1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective. Here, take > this antibiotic." > 2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, > eat this root." <LOL> Nope, hadn't seen it -- but I know others who will enjoy it too. And for right now, it looks like menopausal women will have to try "old" remedies like black cohosh and other plant derivatives -- although pregnant mare urine isn't artificial... :P If Life Is A Circle, Why Do I Sometimes Feel That I'm Circling The DraiAIAIAIAI...! Maru ;) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
