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Jan 13, 2009 | Posted by: findingDulcinea_KED

Honey Saves New York Man's Leg From Amputation

Full story: www.findingdulcinea.com

Doctors say that a Queens man would have lost his leg if doctors had not applied honey to his infection, a practice until recently thought to be ancient and "barbaric." Sweet Treatment a Success Franklin Lloyd ...

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BAGELIZER

New York, NY

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Bet John Bobbitt wishes he had some honey handy...

Doolittle

New York, NY

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It's nice to hear about doctors doing something right. You only ever hear about it when they mess up. Honey saves a leg. Also good for the honey industry. All around a feel-good news story

Lorena

New York, NY

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BAGELIZER wrote:

Bet John Bobbitt wishes he had some honey handy...

I don't think honey would have saved him.

Lara

New York, NY

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How cool! I wonder what other strange remedies we don't know about yet.

pip

Houston, TX

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...or which ancient remedies we've forgotten or ignored...

O Toole

New York, NY

I smear honey on myself all day long yet I haven't gotten any healthful benefits.

Fineas

New York, NY

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I like the incorporation of western and eastern medicine.

Kris

New York, NY

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It's funny that the FDA had to approve honey usage..

Trey

New York, NY

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How could honey be described as barbaric? Its a natural remedy but unfortunately, unless its made by Phizer, its not medicine.

Kip

New York, NY

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the simple remedies really are best.

Janet

Oregon City, OR

Honey: Delicious on toast and on legs.

SarahMoon

“What goes around comes around”

Since: Feb 08

1,110

Sacramento, CA

Ride free, Frank.
Watch, he'll get hit by a bus in the Bronx tomorrow.

BettyB

Bozeman, MT

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My dad grew up on a ranch and he always swore honey could repair a flesh wound on an injured animal.

SarahMoon

“What goes around comes around”

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Sacramento, CA

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BettyB wrote:

My dad grew up on a ranch and he always swore honey could repair a flesh wound on an injured animal.

I grew up in Great Falls and agree with your dad. We used it on our ranch all of the time.

Sad

Elmont, NY

But if the bee populations are dying inexplicably, we'll be running out of honey soon. And legs, I guess.

Tina

Eugene, OR

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Sad makes a good point - we need those bees more than we think! Also, I hear that eating local honey can help cure allergies.

Erin

New York, NY

I wonder if honey and vinegar would work even better!

LaceyUnderall

Since: Nov 08

433

Altamonte Springs, FL

Tina wrote:

Sad makes a good point - we need those bees more than we think! Also, I hear that eating local honey can help cure allergies.

Specifically local honey, as the bees go from flower to flower and bring that all back to the hive.

http://focusorganic.com/local-honey-allergy-r...

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