11.29.2007
HO KNEW OUR MED SCHOOL PARTY PRANKS WOULD SAVE LIVES SOMEDAY?
And if you happen to have some leftover poo lying around after the baking is over you might want to donate it to modern medicine for the latest miracle treatment for superbug infections. The Telegraph UK reports that a Scottish grandmother was saved from a potentially fatal superbug by a “fecal transplant,” a procedure in which her daughter’s crap was put in a blender and then fed to the grandma through a tube into her stomach. This treatment then restores the bacteria levels to healthy levels. "When you tell people about the treatment, they wrinkle their noses, but it’s not like they put it on a plate and have you eat it. You don’t ever see or smell a thing." the 83-year-old patient told reporters. “People will have a blood transplant or a kidney transplant – what’s the difference with this?"
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