Gross medicine.(use of leeches and maggots in health care)(Cover Story) From: Science World | Date: October 19, 1998| Author: Bregman, Mark; Weinstock, Maia | COPYRIGHT 1998 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Using leeches and maggots to clean wounds and promote their healing was not an uncommon practice hundreds of years ago. These methods are regaining popularity as antibiotics become less effective. Maggots are especially useful for aiding the healing of gangrenous infections.

Hundreds of years ago, maggots, leeches, and dirt were "medicine cabinet" staples. Now old is new again: Ready to try them?

You're lying in the emergency room, in agonizing pain from open gash on yo...

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