200 patients sought for trial looking at how efficient maggots are at wound cleaning. (UK) saves $$!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8140366.stm

Cardiff University is teaming up with Bridgend-based ZooBiotic, the UK's only commercial producer of medicinal-quality larvae for the 12-month trial.

Eight hospitals across England and Wales will collaborate on the project.

Researchers will gather evidence over 12 months how effective maggots can be in speeding up healing and cutting the length of hospital stays.

Prof Keith Harding, head of Cardiff University's department of wound healing, said Wales was leading the way in this area of research.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that maggots are extremely successful in the speedy and effective cleaning of wounds and the year-long trial aims to translate that into hard evidence.
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My great-grandfather (death 1967 in his 90s) lived for many years with maggots in his leg. Physicians wanted to amputate but he refused to allow them to.

Maggots are much cheaper than meds, and more effective, according to another article at site.


See also Maggots clearing up MRSA:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6614471.stm