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Study: Mistress of French King Died From Drinking Too Much Gold
Fox ^ | Dec 17, 2009

Posted on 12/17/2009 8:58:45 AM PST by RDTF

LONDON — A British medical journal has published findings saying a mistress of 16th-century French King Henry II may have died from consuming too much drinkable gold.

When French experts dug up the remains of Diane de Poitiers last year, they found high levels of gold in her hair.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: france; godsgravesglyphs; gold; royals
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To: Hodar

Organic gold compounds like aurothioglucose were used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Renal failure and bone marrow suppression were recognized toxic effects of these drugs. When it was gold clinic day, I would review the lab work of all the patients to make certain they weren’t developing toxicity and then approve their monthly injections.

With the advent of less toxic and more effective DMARDS (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs) gold use as a medication has nearly ceased.


21 posted on 12/17/2009 9:19:48 AM PST by CholeraJoe (I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter.)
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To: MindBender26

Kind of like the “Car Wash” lady in Cool Hand Luke. They interview her in the “Special Features” section of the DVD.

I’ve been scarred for life.


22 posted on 12/17/2009 9:21:03 AM PST by Dr. Zzyzx
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To: RDTF
I work for a company that sells gold leaf, in addition to other products. Only gold that is labeled as edible can be consumed. If it is not labeled as such it means that it is not pure and contains alloys that are poisonous. It is usually used to cover chocolates.

Maybe Diane was consuming a poor gold alloy?

23 posted on 12/17/2009 9:40:33 AM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: dfwgator

24 posted on 12/17/2009 9:56:56 AM PST by Charles Henrickson (Gold . . . huffer!)
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To: MindBender26

You’ve been hoaxed. Everyone knows that girl died of skin suffocation from the gold paint. / urban legend


25 posted on 12/17/2009 10:01:38 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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26 posted on 12/17/2009 10:55:37 AM PST by fredhead (Liberals think globally, reason rectally, act idiotically.)
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To: tillacum

It’s ‘The True Life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots’ by John Guy. I’m over halfway through it.

I also recommend Alison Weir, David Starkey, Antonia Fraser, and Jane Dunn for other books about this time period.

I am also starting to get into colonial and revolution era America, but I’ve been fascinated by the Tudor period for a long time.


27 posted on 12/17/2009 10:58:46 AM PST by Hoosier Catholic Momma (Arkansas resident of Hoosier upbringing--Yankee with a southern twang)
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To: RDTF; Cincinna

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28 posted on 12/17/2009 4:55:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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To: MindBender26; Perdogg
I saw a pic of Miss Eaton from this past decade. She looked almost exactly like Charles Gray as Blofeld in drag from "Diamonds Are Forever." (Sorry, I know it's mean)


29 posted on 12/17/2009 6:18:41 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Hoosier Catholic Momma

Carrolly Erickson is also a Tudor buff.


30 posted on 12/17/2009 6:32:43 PM PST by Lizavetta
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