On 10 Nov 97 at 11:14, Ed Bell wrote:

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> Actually, I think I read some where that bloodletting has come back in
> favor for some treatment.

Hmm, I don't know about bloodletting, but leeches are being used 
sometimes following reattachment of severed body parts. Evidently 
they keep the blood drained out of the reattached part, until things 
have healed enough to let it leave more naturally.

Mark E. Stull
Jefferson, MD
mstull@f...