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New products: Treatment and dressing kit and special dressing material
Feb 22, 2016
Competent medicinal leech therapy requires specific equipment for the skilled treatment performance and after-care of the leech bite wounds. ...
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Legal status of Medirud®Biebertal (medicinal leeches) as Drug / Medicinal Product
Mar 31, 2015
The German health authority so far is the only legislator in the EU to classify medicinal leeches as proprietary medicinal products. ...
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Publication announcement: Medicinal leech therapy in pain syndromes: a narrative review
Mar 30, 2015
This narrative review on leech therapy in pain syndromes compiles the existing results of published clinical studies and case reports. ...
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The Medical Use of Leech Therapy in Outpatients - A Survey on 171 case reports
Mar 29, 2015
We now can provide you online with an in-house English translation of the above mentioned publication (Zeitschrift für Komplementärmedizin ZMK 2009: no. 5 p. 12 – 18). ...
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Leech Therapy - The Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center (BIMC)
Jan 13, 2012
Demi Moore has talked about leech therapy in the David Letterman show as a detoxification spa cure to preserve health and beauty. ...
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The Use of Leeches in Veterinary Medicine
Dec 7, 2011
In the course of the sanguisuction process, the leech releases saliva into the wound. The saliva ingredients induce anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and blood circulation enhancing effects. ...
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Information Brochures on Human and Veterinary Leech Therapy
Aug 11, 2011
The German leech farm Biebertaler Blutegelzucht GmbH and the German Association for Promotion of Leech Therapy and Protection of Leech Species (DGTA e. V. ...
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Poster presenting LEECH THERAPY (Human therapy and veterinary therapy) for the use at exhibitions, congresses, and in praxis facilities (parlour, waiting room)
Aug 4, 2011
In response to the frequent requests for support of your activities during exhibitions or congresses, we have designed a posters in A0 and A1 format to inform your patients or animal owners on the pivotal aspects of leech therapy in human and ...
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Reports on Leech Therapy in Reconstructive Surgery from the Baylor Medical Center in Dallas (USA)
Jan 4, 2011
The use of leeches in surgery is illustrated by the nurses`point of view. Reports from the Baylor Medical Center in Dallas (USA). ...
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The Use of Leeches in Reconstructive Surgery
Nov 2, 2010
The video shows the way how leeches can be used in reconstructive surgery in those cases when flaps tend to necrotise due to venous congestion.
How Stuff Works in Reconstructive Surgery (for video click here)
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