[neverdem]

Identification of Splenic Reservoir Monocytes and Their Deployment to Inflammatory Sites

[neverdem]

China plague death prompts alert.... (Pneumonic plague)

Rare venomous spider bite spreads fear in southern France [U.S. import]

New HIV Strain Discovered in Woman From Cameroon - French researchers find new strain of HIV virus in African woman who moved to Paris

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[Jeff Chandler]

Now they tell me.
I just had it removed to lose weight.

[Global2010]

I was going to ping you.

Oh nevermind. LOL

[PureSolace]

It’s like the police station in your body... jail cells and all! That’s cool. :)

[Jaxter]

"..people can survive without a spleen.."

I sure hope so 'cause I ain't got one.

[Condor51]

I will never tell another Spleen Joke in my life.

[Hot Tabasco]

It’s high time somebody said something nice about the lowly spleen.

Oh great, we've had to worry about being drugged in Vegas and having our kidneys stolen while in our own hotel rooms now they're going to be coming after our spleens too.........

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Not exactly new news - people have known this for something like 30 years. Sheeesh.

[poobear]

I've survived 34 years without a spleen. Wonder what the record is? I do run a 99.8 temperature 24/7 though although that may be in the normal range for some.

Great article though. I wonder if monocytes can be introduced artificially to heart attach patients?

[shaft29]

Back in October of 1962 my brother was hurt while playing football. He had some internal bleeding. The doctors operated on him and during the surgery, his spleen was removed. I do not remember if his spleen had been damaged. However, I do remember my father telling me that the doctor said that the spleen was non essential.

In August of 1963, my brother was working at a summer camp and contracted spinal meningitis. He was the only person at the camp that did. He was dead within 48 hours and the doctors were unsure why that happened.

About ten years later we learned that he very well may have lived if he had his spleen