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Pig-to-Human Transplants Could Be Closer Than You Think
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| 10.21.2011 at 3:10 pm
| Dan Nosowitz
Posted on 10/22/2011 9:29:06 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
I could have sworn that transplanting heart valves from pigs to humans has been a common practice for at least 35 years.
Guess I could be wrong but I don't think the people I know that have had the procedure would lie to me though.
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posted on
10/22/2011 10:37:59 PM PDT
by
R_Kangel
(`.`)
To: R_Kangel
To: fight_truth_decay
I do pig to human transplants all the time. It’s called a BLT.
To: doorgunner69
Don’t worry about Israel - eating pork is verboten for Jews who keep Kosher, but pig-derived insulin and so forth is just fine. There’s nothing more holy than saving a human life.
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posted on
10/22/2011 11:34:58 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: fight_truth_decay
Hmmm...I’d’ve diagnosed Popeye and Eeyore with acromegaly and clinical depression, respectively.
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posted on
10/22/2011 11:38:29 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: All
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posted on
10/23/2011 12:06:31 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: fight_truth_decay
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posted on
10/23/2011 1:09:17 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
To: Vigilanteman
Pig to human transplants? Nothing new, just look at Congress and the way they spend money. Their entire insides must be pig.
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posted on
10/23/2011 1:24:37 AM PDT
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
To: R_Kangel
I could have sworn that transplanting heart valves from pigs to humans has been a common practice for at least 35 years. I was thinking the same thing. My Mom had a valve replacement over 30 years ago and had to choose between a pig valve and a mechanical one.
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posted on
10/23/2011 3:36:04 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(I am ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
To: MamaTexan
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:05:08 AM PDT
by
Netizen
(Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
To: Netizen
Mechanical. It was rated to last much longer than the pig valve.
On a humorous side note, the mechanical one audibly 'ticked' when her heart rate went up. We teased her about never being able to sneak up on us again.
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:13:52 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(I am ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
To: MamaTexan
LOL Do you know if there if there was a big price difference?
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:19:33 AM PDT
by
Netizen
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To: fight_truth_decay
Only problem with a pig to human conea transplant, any body thats hunted them can tell ya “pigs can’t see for chit”.
To: Netizen
Sorry, I have no idea..... I was a clueless teenager at the time.
I only remember her being totally aghast at the bill. Valve, surgery, hospital stay and all, it was about $50,000.
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:29:17 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(I am ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
To: MamaTexan
I just wondered, considering the mechanical lasted longer, why bother with the pig valve?
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:31:16 AM PDT
by
Netizen
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To: Netizen
Good question. I guess some people have an aversion to mechanical enhancements. I just remember her saying that the doctor told her pig valves had a higher rejection rate and usually lasted about 10 years max.
That was way-back-when, though. Things may have changed by now.
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Do you [or someone close to you] need valve replacement?
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:38:03 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(I am ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
To: MamaTexan
No, just found it interesting.
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posted on
10/23/2011 4:49:02 AM PDT
by
Netizen
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To: Netizen
LOL! Glad you weren't asking because you needed one.
You sound like me, though.
When I find something interesting, I always want to know MORE!
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My daughters are the same. Since this trait has resulted in our knowing a bit about a wide variety of subjects, we often refer to ourselves as 'KOOK's.
Keepers Of the Odd Knowledge.
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Guess you're a member, too. :-)
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posted on
10/23/2011 5:22:56 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(I am ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
To: Iron Munro
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posted on
10/23/2011 5:23:43 AM PDT
by
Dem Guard
(Obama's 57 States = The Organization of The Islamic Conference (OIC).)
To: fight_truth_decay; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; ...
Hey, frog have know this...
for years!
And we are still paying... 
for it dearly!
According to this, plain old pig... 
good as long pig!
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posted on
10/23/2011 5:46:53 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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