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	Bloodletting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second was that humoural balance was the basis of illness or health, the four humours being blood, phlegm, fl bile, and yellow bile (relating to the four Greek classical elements of earth, air, fire and water).
		The blood to be let was of a specific nature determined by the disease: either arterial or venous, and distant or close to the area of the body affected.
		The barbershop's red-and-white-striped pole, still in use today, is derived from this practice: the red represents the blood being drawn, the white represents the tourniquet used, and the pole itself represents the stick squeezed in the patient's hand to dilate the veins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blood_letting (1189 words)

	Blood letting: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Blood letting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Blood-letting (or bloodletting, now in medicine referred to as phlebotomy) was a popular medical practice from antiquity up to the late 19th century, involving the withdrawal of often considerable quantities of blood from a patient in the belief that this would cure or prevent disease.
		It was in use around the time of Hippocrates and was reinforced by the ideas of Galen, after he discovered the veins and arteries were filled with blood not air as commonly believed.
		Second was that humoral balance was the basis of illness or health, the four humours were blood, phlegm, fl bile, and yellow bile (relating to the four Greek classical elements of earth, air, fire and water).
	www.encyclopedian.com /ph/Phlebotomy.html (557 words)

	Red Gold . Blood Basics . Early Practices . A Brief History of Bloodletting \| PBS
		Blood spurting from fallen gladiators was drunk with the hope that it would transfer strength to the recipient.
		The fifth is to prevent imminent disease, as in the spring and autumn we draw blood by opening a vein in such as are subject to spitting of blood, quinsy, pleurisy, falling sickness, apoplexy, madness, gout, or in such as are wounded, for to prevent the inflammation which is to be feared.
		It was surmised that the early onset of faintness and softness of pulse was beneficial.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/redgold/basics/bloodlettinghistory.html (1550 words)

	BLOOD-LETTING - LoveToKnow Article on BLOOD-LETTING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are certain morbid conditions when a patient may obtain marked relief from the abstraction of a certain amount of blood, from three or four ounces up to twenty or even thirty in extreme cases.
		Venesection, in which the blood is usually withdrawn from the median-basilic vein of the arm, has the disadvantage that it can only be performed by the medical man, and that the patients friends are generally very much opposed to the idea.
		This is a condition frequently met with in the early stages of acute pneumonia, pleurisy and bronchitis, when the obstruction is in the lungs, the heart being normal.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BL/BLOOD_LETTING.htm (504 words)

	A Study of Gothic Subculture - What Is Gothic? - Critical Analysis - Blood Letting and Blood Drinking
		Blood drinking and blood letting are always a case of taking the symbolic into the literal.
		Sometimes blood is extracted by controlled cutting, or (depending on the inclination of those involved) with teeth or nails for those who into more "rough" sex or a "primal" experience.
		Blood letting or drinking may rarely also be a motivation for murder.
	www.darkwaver.com /subculture/blood-drink.php (857 words)

	Blood letting apparatus - Patent 4462405
		Blood letting apparatus is disclosed which is particularly adapted for operation by the patient, the device being characterized by a substantial reduction in the pain of administration and by the provision of an efficient release of blood with minimal admixture of tissue fluids.
		The present invention may be summarized as directed to a novel blood letting device which is characterized by simplicity of operation, assurance of sterility, predictability of depth of penetration, reduced trauma in surrounding tissues and, above all, minimization of pain sensation.
		It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a blood letting device particularly adapted for self administration but, of course, also useful professionally, which is characterized by the assured provision of a clean and relatively painless wound, yielding blood samples containing a minimum of tissue fluids.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4462405.html (2932 words)

	UCLA Biomedical Library History & Special Collections: Bloodletting
		He held that on certain occasions, blood might be properly taken till the patient fainted; and he mentions, as an extraordinary circumstance, that he had drawn from the same individual fifty-four ounces in the space of a single day.
		If, for instance, the object be to take away blood so rapidly as to make a great and sudden impression on the system, with the view of producing actual syncope or fainting, for any particular purpose, venesection is the most sure and effectual means we possess of so doing.
		Generally speaking, however, as in regard to the other modes of local or topical bleeding, the blood drawn by leeches is discharged too slowly to have much effect on the general system, in the way of counter-impression.
	www.library.ucla.edu /libraries/biomed/his/blood/clutterbuck.html (1016 words)

	Blood Letting In The Heart Disease
		During the eighteenth century blood letting was common and universal in the treatment of disease.
		Sixteen ounces of blood doesn't look like very much when it is contained in a bottle, but if it is scattered round the way it usually is when blood-letting is done by the average person who is not trained in the operation, it looks as,if there had been a terrific battle of some kind.
		People with high blood pressure, whose blood is thick because of an increase in the number of red cells, are greatly benefited by blood letting, and after it has been done, they are apt to come back later and want it done again.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles31n/heart-51.shtml (1274 words)

	Bleeding Peripheral Points: An Acupuncture Technique
		Today, we know that the peripheral blood has the same content as the rest of the blood that circulates in the body, and that there is no reason to expect that the blood let out by this method is "bad blood," other than in a purely symbolic role.
		While these experiences are not as specific as aiming for certain acupoints to release blood, the large number of points at the periphery indicated for blood-letting in the Chinese literature, often with overlapping indications, suggests that the technique does not necessarily require a high degree of specificity for the location.
		As a symbolic therapy-of letting out excess, bad blood, toxins, or heat-blood-letting is a potent technique for both the practitioner and the patient, and its use represents a continuation of the earliest traditions of acupuncture.
	www.itmonline.org /arts/bleeding.htm (5302 words)

	Blood letting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The term "phlebotomy" is still sometimes used for the taking of blood for laboratory analysis or blood transfusion.
		George Washington was treated in this manner following a riding accident, the withdrawal of almost 4 lb (1.7 L) of blood certainly contributing to his death.
		In the past it has been the job of the doctor to withdraw blood form the patient for the purpose of performing blood tests, but the new position of Phlebotomists have been introduced to reduce the work load on doctors.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/blood_letting (714 words)

	Playing with Blood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Be sure not to splatter blood around the room or allow droplets to fall on dungeon furniture, carpeting, etc. If this happens, alert the DM or host and use bleach or other antiseptic solutions to clean the spots.
		Blood Letting: Is an extreme form of blood play and should never be tried alone (unless the Domme is a professional phlebotomist).
		Blood letting can be done in various ways, but usually involves a venal puncture.
	www.iron-rose.com /IR/docs/playing_with_blood.htm (3063 words)

	NIEHS Press Release - EASIER WAY FOUND TO STUDY INTERACTIONS OF GENES, ENVIRONMENT
		While sick people give blood almost as a matter of routine, the healthy controls may be scared of the needle, unwilling to be inconvenienced-or concerned about the privacy of the results.
		While the blood from diseased patients is readily available for testing, in most cases, healthy volunteers often balk at the inconvenience of going to a clinic, or at the anticipated discomfort of the needle-or fear that, if a genetic susceptibility is found, it might become public, hurting their employability and insurability.
		Even when blood samples may still be required for a study, the Umbach-Weinberg statistical proofs show that, if the exposure and the genetic susceptibility factor occur independently in the population, valid conclusions can be reached without linking the results, even by a number or code, to the volunteer who gave the blood sample.
	www.niehs.nih.gov /oc/news/weinberg.html (710 words)

	God's Truth: Prison of blood letting ...
		and Behold blood came a gushing out of the all the openings of the face of the prison...
		from the nose for none wanted to smell the stink of the wickedness going on in there...and blood gushed...out...because for noses were so high up...that they would not smell the stink of it...
		Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith to the congregations: He that overcometh, shall not be hurt of the second death.
	www.godstruthtous.com /notes/dreams/mydreams/prisonoblood.html (559 words)

	Ayurveda - Panchakarma - Ayurvedic Treatments, Therapeutic vomiting, Vamana, Purgation Therapy, Vireka, Virechan, ...
		Virechan is the cleansing of the pitta and the purification of the blood toxins.
		Blood letting is used to eliminate toxins that are absorbed into the bloodstream through the gastrointestinal tract.
		Blood letting, which should only be administered by a qualified physician, is useful to relieve several pitta disorders such as acne and rash.
	www.holisticonline.com /ayurveda/ayv-treatment-panchakarma.htm (1107 words)

	NG London/Collection Features/The Art of Science/Blood-Letting
		Venesection, seen here, was a method of taking blood by cutting one of the larger external veins, and was the most frequently practised approach.
		Arteriotomy was used to draw blood from an artery, usually in the temples, but was quite a difficult and dangerous technique.
		Leeches were also used; they were attached to the skin to suck blood from the patient.
	www.nationalgallery.org.uk /collection/features/science/blood.htm (141 words)

	TATTOO The Mark of Blood
		The term "blood-letting" originates from the word "let" — "to allow to pass, go or come"; hence "blood-letting" literally means to allow the blood to come, or pass.
		Because the "life of the flesh is in the blood" [Leviticus 17:11], the blood is highly valued in the occult as the "power source".
		"blood: Called the "river of life", blood is identified with the soul and is the vehicle that carries the vital energy of the universe through the body.
	www.av1611.org /tattoos/blood.html (2190 words)

	Leeches
		A salivary secretion containing the anticoagulant and a histamine floods the wound and the leech relaxes its body to allow the blood to be ingested.
		A bacterium in the gut of the leech assists the digestion of the blood, and it has been shown that the type of bacterium varies with the type of host on which the leech feeds.
		For over 2000 years, leeches were needlessly applied for many ailments as an adjunct to blood letting.
	www.austmus.gov.au /factsheets/leeches.htm (1477 words)

	CNN.com - World record blood donor keeps on giving - April 23, 2002
		He is the 2003 Guinness world record holder for most blood donated -- with 213 units, or about 28 gallons, to his credit.
		"I was given blood in World War II when I was in an accident," Drew said.
		When a patient needs a transfusion, it's the blood already on the shelves that will be used.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/HEALTH/04/23/record.blood.donor (381 words)

	Sanguinarius: Vampire Guide: Vampires & Blood Matters: Safe Bloodletting & Feeding
		The use of a large syringe is not a good idea since drawing the blood causes the vein to possibly collapse due to over pressure.
		The blood is now ready to use by taking off the rubber stopper and putting it into a cup, or drink right out of the tube.
		Blood can also be refrigerated for use later, but blood will clot up and separate if left in the tube.
	www.sanguinarius.org /guide/blood/safe-feeding.shtml (2979 words)

	Sanguinarius: Article: On Methods of Blood-Letting
		Of course, this is a non-fatty area that doesn't necessarily boast gobs of blood vessels, which indicates that you will not receive a ready fountain of red stuff.
		Regarding syringes: Several times, she has drawn blood from the larger veins on my inner arm, the same way in which a nurse would draw blood.
		Of course, she waits until I am about three days into bleeding as the blood of the first few days is generally clotty and left-over from the previous cycle; likewise, the blood from the last few days tends to be somewhat stale and lacking.
	www.sanguinarius.org /articles/bloodletting_methods.shtml (661 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Religion (Blood Feast)
		After this barbaric display, the Jews take the spilled blood, in the bottle set in the bottom [of the needle-studded barrel], and the Jewish cleric makes his coreligionists completely happy on their holiday when he serves them the pastries in which human blood is mixed.
		This blood is very carefully collected - as I have already noted - by the 'rabbi,' the Jewish cleric, the chef who specializes in preparing these kinds of pastries.
		The allegation of blood libel was common in the Middle Ages when Jews were accused of "ritual murder" in their celebration of the Passover.
	www.snopes.com /religion/blood.htm (1258 words)

	TF Foundation, RBCC hold pre-Valentine blood-letting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The mass blood donation inspired by The Freeman general manager Melandro “Boy” Mendoza carried the theme: “Connecting through the fluid of life,” done in close coordination with the Regional Blood Coordinating Council.
		Donors underwent a thorough check on personal and medical history, from the weight, blood pressure, pulse beat, history of allergies, illnesses, and surgeries; including the number of times he or she had donated blood and the last date of said donation.
		After the donation, the RBCC issued a membership card that entitles the donor and his or her immediate family to free blood at the blood bank whenever needed.
	www.thefreeman.com /local/?fullstory=1&issue=articles_20050212&id=27634 (492 words)

	JS Online: Lautenschlager, Doyle letting bad blood show
		Embattled Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager is hoping this week to douse the bad press from her much-publicized drunken-driving offense and the subsequent ethics investigation into her use of a state car.
		The pal even blamed Doyle, not Lautenschlager, for keeping the AG's face on the front pages long after the cops found Lautenschlager behind the wheel of a state car that she had driven into a ditch.
		The governor failed, for example, to consult with the state's top cop before hiring a big-shot Milwaukee lawyer and then paying his firm tens of thousands of dollars to negotiate the compacts with the state's Indian tribes.
	www.jsonline.com /news/metro/mar04/217752.asp?format=print (827 words)

	Migrainepage Discussion Forum - "Blood-letting"
		He said that the amount of blood that came out indicates that I had a lot of pressure built up inside my head, which had to be let out.
		Boy was I wrong, I spent a large amount on seeing her and buying special herbs and vitamins and followed her regimine faithfully only to quit after six months in a horrible depression as she said I must not have followed her directions properly or she would have been able to cure them.
		After he did this (with the explanation after he did it, of course, since he didn't tell me that he was about to do this), I called my aunt, who is a nursing professor, and asked her whether she had ever heard of blood-letting to increase the circulation.
	www.migrainepage.com /dcforum/discussion/1838.html (3491 words)

	Procedure and facilities for the prolonged blood-letting on animals - Patent 4905682
		the one side membrane (18) and the one membrane (19) lying in the chamber (16) averting a blood accumulation and/or blood coagulation--for instance at aspiration, and diminishing the total volume of blood that will fill the chamber (16a) because of the very small volume of circulating blood contained in these small animals (i.e.
		The extraction device interior is thus divided into two chambers (16, 16a), whereby blood loss is reduced to the volume of the smaller chamber (16a); this is especially important for small animals which have a small total quantity of blood, such as mice, for example, which have a blood quantity of less than 3 ccm.
		the volume of the catheter (1) connected to the smaller chamber (16a) can be reduced because of the very small circulating quantity of blood in small animals, for example, the extraction device chamber has a content of 330.mu.l.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4905682.html (1791 words)

	uj_fjk: Graduation & Blood Letting, part II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Actually, a guy came in after me whose nose was bleeding and wouldn't stop, and he got to go straight to the doctor.
		I wasn't rushed that much, but after they took my blood pressure (they took it 3 times because it was so low-- did I mention I now hate the cuff?) they let me go ahead of other people who were waiting.
		They didn't say anything about my high blood sugar, but I have to ask Dr. Vatcher to check it for me the next time I see her.
	www.aboutmylife.net /users/uj_fjk/8653.html (797 words)

	The WeeklyPress@Philly1.Com -- Blood letting at University City High School -- 01/12/05 -- Philadelphia, PA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I had found the location of the blood drive through a zip code search at www.pleasegiveblood.org, which is the blood donation information website run by Pennsylvania-Jersey American Red Cross Blood Services.
		After I entered the school's gymnasium where the blood drive was taking place, I knew I had to go through with it.
		I had to read documentation that explained how my blood would be tested after I donated it, and the criteria that would disqualify me from donating.
	www.philly1.com /story3011205.html (656 words)

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