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Why it's good to be eaten alive
Independent on Sunday, The, Jul 1, 2007 by MIRIAM RAYMAN
Healthcare experts are turning to some of the more slithery
Trends members of the animal kingdom to treat a range of medical conditions. Recent research by Professor Boulton at the University of Manchester showed that applying green-bottle maggots to an MRSA- infected wound shortens the healing time from 28 weeks, to just three.
The use of leeches has increased dramatically in post-operative procedures; the suction they provide can ensure resewn blood vessels are able to pump blood.
Fish have a part to play, too. The Garra rufa (or "doctor fish") is used to treat psoriasis, eczema and rough skin; patients enter a pool and allow the critters to nibble away. The newly opened spa Skin Therapy (www.skintherapyireland.com) even employs them as an exfoliation treatment.
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