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Simple Cholera Treatment, a Salt Drink, Developed - The New York Times
drs at Pakistan‐SEATO Cholera Research Lab, Dacca, Pakistan, rept success in having patients drink copious amts of special salty water instead of getting similar fluids through veins ...
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A Sugar and Salt Solution for Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic - The New York Times - On the Ground
In Haiti, the existing sanitation system– and related health indicators – were already in dire condition months ago. Warning bells were ringing loud and clear when hundreds of thousands of Haitians relocated to tent cities with exposed latrines and scattered garbage.
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Re Simple Cholera Treatment, a Salt Drink, Developed :
Interesting. It seems there are simple solutions and treatments for many of the ailments we’ve taken fancy meds to cure. The Old Wives knew!
The late P.J. O’Rourke had written about a similar thing in the 1980s.