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May 6, 2010 ·
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"Pixie dust" helping wounded soldiers
By T.K. RandallMay 6, 2010 ·
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Image Credit: Phan Shannon Garcia
A type of medicinal powder made from pig bladders is being used to help wounded soldiers regrow their limbs.
The dust is particularly effective at helping to heal blast damage injuries and has saved the limbs of many wounded soldiers in places like Afghanistan where bombs and other explosives are a constant danger.A powder nick-named "Pixie Dust" is being used to save the limbs of war heroes who have been wounded in Afghanistan. Surgeons have already used the dust to save several soldiers so badly mutilated that they were at risk of amputation.
Source: Daily Mail | Comments (7)
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