Ttongsul, this is an ancient Korean medicine made from fermented poop of a 4-7yo child @googlefactss #medicine #bizarre
The medical community still does not fully understand how, exactly, general anesthesia works. @googlefactss #medicine
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Wikipedia
Theories of general anaesthetic action
Theories about the function of anaesthesia in animals and plants
There is a rare form of tumor that can contain hair, teeth, bone and even eyes @googlefactss #biology #medicine
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WebMD
What Is a Teratoma?
A teratoma is a type of tumor. Learn more about what causes it, what to expect, and more.
Treating a wound with maggots can save a limb from amputation, the treatment is known as larval therapy. Maggots secrete digestive enzymes that dissolve dead tissue, destroy bacteria and promote healing. @googlefactss #nowyouknow #medicine
It was standard practice in the 18th century to blow tobacco smoke up someone's ass to relieve stomach ache and to try to resuscitate drowning victims.
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Wikipedia
Tobacco smoke enema
insufflation of tobacco smoke into the rectum
In ancient Babylon, doctors who failed to cure a patient or caused death could have their hands cut off as punishment
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Putting a frog in the milk bucket was an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour. By studying this method, scientists have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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An increasingly common method for Brain Surgeons to ensure that a semi-conscious patient is ok during surgery is to have them play a musical instrument or sing during the procedure. Various patients sung opera and even have played saxophone, guitar, banjo, violin while under the knife.
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NPR
Brain Surgery Serenade: Man Plays Saxophone During Tumor Removal
Partially sedated, Spanish musician Carlos Aguilera played "Misty" and read sheet music to help neurosurgeoons preserve his talents.
The brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use.
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Discover Magazine
Cockroaches Have Super Antibiotics in Their Brains; We Must Steal Them
Cockroaches Have Super Antibiotics in Their Brains; We Must Steal Them
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Flatulence is flatus or gas expelled through the anus and the scientific study of this area of medicine is flatology.
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Doctors can have you ingest a camera the size of a pill that'll take photos of your digestive system, and you don't even need to collect it afterwards.
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Medtronic
PillCam™ SB 3 Capsule Endoscopy System | Medtronic
PillCam™ SB 3 capsule endoscopy system — the minimally invasive ingestible camera in a capsule — allows for easy visualization of the small bowel.