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magical thyme

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2. it's not actually a new treatment. it was used with mixed success the 1st times it was tried

Reply to polly7 (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:13 PM

Sep 2014

I think in the 70s, and very successfully again in the 90s. In the 90s, however, the patients received better than usual care all around and they can't be sure the transfusions made any difference. Most attempts have been much less successful, and it hasn't been successful in the lab (with monkeys).

But anything is better than nothing. Apparently they started working back in August to upgrade the blood banking systems in the affected countries.

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Thanks for this, polly7 Sep 2014 #1

it's not actually a new treatment. it was used with mixed success the 1st times it was tried magical thyme Sep 2014 #2

Thank you, I didn't realize that. I hope they come up with something effective soon. nt. polly7 Sep 2014 #3

People are overreacting FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #4

I wouldn't be traveling to West Africa right now magical thyme Sep 2014 #5