Health Note 6-1 Modern Medicine Turns to Leeches
You have read in Chapter 6 how the circulatory system provides nutrients and heat throughout the body. Patients who have lost body parts often have complications related to poor blood circulation in reattached parts. Leeches help restore circulation.
"Useful little bleeders..." Dr. Barrie Lancaster discusses the medicinal use of leeches in his article.
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Health Note 6-1 Modern Medicine Turns to Leeches
You have read in Chapter 6 how the circulatory system provides nutrients and heat throughout the body. Patients who have lost body parts often have complications related to poor blood circulation in reattached parts. Leeches help restore circulation by o
Biophram Leeches' web site offers a brief introduction to the history of leeches in medicine. It advises doctors when to use leeches and informs them about requirements for leech maintenance.
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