Written with wit and narrative force, "Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels" is as much about the unexpected origins of contemporary medicine as it is about the effectiveness of alternate remedies. Among the most striking remedies are the use of maggots in modern hospitals to clean serious infections; the use of honey as an antimicrobial agent for major burns, and the use of leeches in modern surgery.
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Written with wit and narrative force, "Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels" is as much about the unexpected origins of contemporary medicine as it is about the effectiveness of alternate remedies. Among the most striking remedies are the use of maggots in modern hospitals to clean serious infections; the use of honey as an antimicrobial agent for major burns, and the use of leeches in modern surgery.
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