[TomGuy]

But neither leeches nor maggots have ever been subject to thorough regulation by the Food and Drug Administration. So the medical advisers are being asked to create general guidelines about how they should be safely grown, transported and sold.

If something works, tax it and regulate it!!!!! [Gotta give the bureaucrats something to do with their time.]

It is amazing how many of the 'old remedies' and methods seem to return -- with renewed appreciation, because they work better than some of the 'modern remedies' and methods.

[Desdemona]

It is amazing how many of the 'old remedies' and methods seem to return -- with renewed appreciation, because they work better than some of the 'modern remedies' and methods.

My grandfather had horrible arthritis in his hands. They tried every drug on the market and the only thing that worked was daily parafin wax dipping and letting the heat seep to the hands for a half an hour.

[infocats]

"It is amazing how many of the 'old remedies' and methods seem to return -- with renewed appreciation, because they work better than some of the 'modern remedies' and methods."

I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.