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Ig Nobel winner: Using pork to stop nosebleeds
ap ^ | Sep. 18, 2014 | MARK PRATT

Posted on 09/20/2014 9:48:44 AM PDT by Brother Cracker

There's some truth to the effectiveness of folk remedies and old wives' tales when it comes to serious medical issues, according to findings by a team from Detroit Medical Center.

Dr. Sonal Saraiya and her colleagues in Michigan found that packing strips of cured pork in the nose of a child who suffers from uncontrollable, life-threatening nosebleeds can stop the hemorrhaging, a discovery that won them a 2014 Ig Nobel prize, the annual award for sometimes inane, yet often surprisingly practical, scientific discoveries.

This year's winners honored Thursday at Harvard University by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: humor; ignobel; napl
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To: Brother Cracker

Ha! They should apply for an FDA approval and cash in.


21 posted on 09/20/2014 1:15:53 PM PDT by Moltke ("The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution if you only know how to use it.")
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To: Moltke

Vitamin B2 will cure most constant nose bleeding, and chapped lips.


22 posted on 09/20/2014 1:24:16 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Brother Cracker
My absolute favorite Bacon related link:

Lets all sing the "Rub Some Bacon On It" song!

The “Rub Some Bacon On It” Song

911 what's your emergency?
I nailed my finger to a birdhouse accidentally
Do your have some bacon (bacon?)
Bacon, That's right
I have bacon left over from dinner last night
Rub some bacon on it
what?
On your hand just do it
Rub some bacon on it
That's all there is to it?


What if I dropped my phone?
Rub some bacon on it
or encounter my clone?
Rub some bacon on it
I get mononucleosis
Rub some bacon on it
My nude pics get posted


Rub some bacon on it
Rub some bacon on it
Rub some bacon on it
Yeah


My home gets foreclosed
Rub some bacon on it
My cat explodes
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I wake up in a trunk
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My friend goes steampunk
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I meet real pirates
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There's an akward silence


I say something unintentionally racist
Rub some bacon on it
I'm a adult with braces
Rub some bacon on it
I can't swim
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I'm visited by Mr. Timn


Bacon hotline, What’s your problem?
What if I feed the troll?
Rub some bacon on it
I’m attacked by a narwhal
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The apocalypse started
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I think I might have sharted


Rub some bacon on it
Rub some bacon on it
Rub some bacon on it

23 posted on 09/20/2014 2:38:43 PM PDT by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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To: Brother Cracker

We need to issue that patch to our troops immediately!

That is hilarious!


24 posted on 09/20/2014 2:40:27 PM PDT by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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25 posted on 09/20/2014 2:49:30 PM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; ...

DANG!


26 posted on 09/20/2014 7:18:52 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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27 posted on 09/20/2014 7:34:57 PM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: rlmorel

Funny, in a primitive way.


28 posted on 09/21/2014 2:18:24 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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