Health Note 14-1 Maggots: The Latest in Medical Care?
Patients suffering from bed sores and infected wounds have another treatment option, maggot therapy. Because maggots consume only dead tissue, they make ideal wound cleaners. These sites explore how some doctors are using maggots.
This site offers an introduction to maggot therapy.
Visit the Maggots in Wound Debridement - an Introduction web site
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Health Note 14-1 Maggots: The Latest in Medical Care?
Patients suffering from bed sores and infected wounds have another treatment option, maggot therapy. Because maggots consume only dead tissue, they make ideal wound cleaners. These sites explore how some doctors are using maggots and what patients feel.
Learn more about Maggot therapy at this site.
Visit the Maggot Therapy Project web site
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Health Note 14-2 Bringing Up Baby Right: The Immunological and Nutritional Benefits of Breast Milk
Breastfeeding provides many benefits to infants, besides providing basic nutrition essential for survival. Most important, it provides a degree of immune protection early in life by transferring antibodies from mother to child. The web sites listed below
The breastfeeding education site answers questions about breastfeeding, discusses the effect of lifestyle on breast milk, and even provides information about current laws regarding breastfeeding.
Visit the The National Women's Health Information Center web site
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Health Note 14-2 Bringing Up Baby Right: The Immunological and Nutritional Benefits of Breast Milk
Breastfeeding provides many benefits to infants, besides providing basic nutrition essential for survival. Most important, it provides a degree of immune protection early in life by transferring antibodies from mother to child. The web sites listed below provide education and support for women.
The La Leche League is dedicated to providing breastfeeding education, information, support, and encouragement. La Leche is Spanish for "the milk."
Visit the The La Leche League web site
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