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Never getting hurt in England.
2004-02-23, 12:32 PM #1
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/23/offbeat.maggots.antibiotics.reut/index.html LIKE OMQ EW!

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2004-02-23, 12:56 PM #2
And this is why NHS is bad.

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2004-02-23, 1:02 PM #3
Hey, if it has worked for centuries and we're still thriving...it can't be all bad.

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2004-02-23, 1:03 PM #4
Reminds me of the way the Indians (i.e. Asia) used to use ants to sew up skin incisions...

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2004-02-23, 1:27 PM #5
meh, cant be that bad if they just eat the dodgy crap.

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2004-02-23, 1:28 PM #6
It'll make our aniibiotics last longer.

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2004-02-23, 1:34 PM #7
At least maggots don't produce invincible superviruses.

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2004-02-23, 1:46 PM #8
Looks like a great idea to me. I've seen TV specials about it. I think the only thing that would bother me is the creepy-crawly feeling when they were eating my dead flesh.
2004-02-23, 2:03 PM #9
nice to see all the brits rush to this post to defend ther country nice going.

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2004-02-23, 2:16 PM #10
Cool. But just think of all the creepy crawly thingies crawling and creeping on you skin right now!

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2004-02-23, 2:23 PM #11
Give me frelling anesthesia while it works and I suppose it'd be semi-bearable.

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2004-02-23, 2:35 PM #12
first it was leches, now maggots....and to think we ruled 2/3 of the land mass of the planet at one point.... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/rolleyes.gif]

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2004-02-23, 2:38 PM #13
*falls on floor and convulses uncontrollably*

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2004-02-23, 2:47 PM #14
Hrmm...put the maggots in his brain, that should stop the convulsions. What'd you call me? Doctor? Huh?

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2004-02-23, 2:54 PM #15
Seems like a perfectly good idea. I've seen plenty of documentaries showing their usage and they are extremely effective. Personally i'd be quite hesitant to having hundreds of maggots eating the area surrounding a wound but the medical benefits are obvious.

Good call NHS.
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2004-02-23, 2:57 PM #16
Brian, that's the best part [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

Bleh, I'll stick to overpriced medicine.

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2004-02-23, 3:44 PM #17
Maggots, from what i've seen, are actually extreamly effective, and when they're cleaned properly, they can't transfer deseases. They eat only the dead flesh, and are meticulous about eating only dead flesh. as Brian said, the only real drawback is the feeling.

Oh, and Ruthervain, i'm american.

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2004-02-23, 4:16 PM #18
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by James Bond:
first it was leches, now maggots....and to think we ruled 2/3 of the land mass of the planet at one point.... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/rolleyes.gif]

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Not trying to be troublesome, but it was never quite that much. Although one of the largest empires ever to cross the face of the globe, I think it was 1/4 at its greatest extent - which is still pretty hunking huge.

Anyway, enough with the History Nazis! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]
Yeah, its kinda weird, I wouldn't like it personally, but it sure beats antibiotics...


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2004-02-23, 4:25 PM #19
What is so bad about antibiotics? Take a pill once or twice a day. You get better.

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2004-02-23, 4:36 PM #20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SAJN_Master:
What is so bad about antibiotics? Take a pill once or twice a day. You get better.

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In the long term, bacteria strains evolve and devellop resistance to antibiotics.. and eventually they'll become so strong no conventional medicine will work.

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2004-02-23, 4:37 PM #21
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What is so bad about antibiotics? Take a pill once or twice a day. You get better.

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2004-02-23, 4:37 PM #22
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brian:
Looks like a great idea to me. I've seen TV specials about it. I think the only thing that would bother me is the creepy-crawly feeling when they were eating my dead flesh.</font>


Yeah, but you wouldnt feel it if it was dead tissue, because wouldn't the nerves be dead, too?. I think that's the cool thing. I could even be able to watch it if i knew it had to be done.



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2004-02-23, 6:07 PM #23
Hey, hook me up to a morphine drip and baby.. . you can put anything you want on my skin.

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2004-02-24, 1:26 AM #24
Hmm... reminds me of the movie Gladiator...

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2004-02-24, 1:54 AM #25
Anybody read the article? It's a hospital in Wales! (They're the crazy ones - not the English [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif] )

Seems a good idea to me to be honest - especially with regards to evolving bcteria etc.

Mmmmmmm....baby flies!

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2004-02-24, 2:21 PM #26
If flies were to start bursting out of my skin, I'd be going to demand my money back. Eselhuts.

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2004-02-24, 5:30 PM #27
EW

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2004-02-24, 6:13 PM #28
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Hmm... reminds me of the movie Gladiator...
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