Comments on: Alligator Blood Could Save Lives http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/ The latest from the FOX News Health team. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: John http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4665 John Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:20:08 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4665 I attend Mcneese and have had Dr. Merchant as a teacher for Biochemistry he has worked on this for years and has done a great job with his research. It is exciting to see it all start to come together. It is something that could help alot of people and for those who say we are exploiting animals you are wrong Dr. Merchant is very careful for I have seen how he handles his Gators I attend Mcneese and have had Dr. Merchant as a teacher for Biochemistry he has worked on this for years and has done a great job with his research. It is exciting to see it all start to come together. It is something that could help alot of people and for those who say we are exploiting animals you are wrong Dr. Merchant is very careful for I have seen how he handles his Gators

]]> By: shannon http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4643 shannon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:35:52 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4643 my nephew has been diagnosed with mrsa and it has not responded to the "best" infusion antibiotic. Is there any test going on that my nephew could participate in that might cure him? we are in the dallas area, but could go wherever. thank you for any info you can shannon my nephew has been diagnosed with mrsa and it has not responded to the “best” infusion antibiotic. Is there any test going on that my nephew could participate in that might cure him? we are in the dallas area, but could go wherever.
thank you for any info you can
shannon

]]> By: Lulie http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4558 Lulie Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:06:25 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4558 Oh no, another way to exploit animals. Oh no, another way to exploit animals.

]]> By: Bill http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4549 Bill Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:42:56 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4549 Very ,Very good news ,now lets grt it done, a.s.a.p.,so we can get it to put to use.. Very ,Very good news ,now lets grt it done, a.s.a.p.,so we can get it to put to use..

]]> By: chris pickering http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4534 chris pickering Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:47:33 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4534 Reptiles have been around for hundreds of millions of years. They survived the great disaster that killed off the dinosaurs. It's only natural to think that their immune systems may be superior to ours. I hope that research continues in this area. Reptiles have been around for hundreds of millions of years. They survived the great disaster that killed off the dinosaurs. It’s only natural to think that their immune systems may be superior to ours. I hope that research continues in this area.

]]> By: Auntie Coosa http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4532 Auntie Coosa Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:26:40 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4532 We lost the Croc Hunter and found Alligator Blood. Could the two incidences be causal? Okay, bad joke. I've always said that we don't need to create embryos to find cures. We haven't begun to look at the animals and plants available to us for our cures. McNeese State University deserves kudos and awards for their research. And other research universities and colleges could take a lesson from them and start looking closer to home for research projects. (Like Bulldogs, Elephants, Razorbacks, etc.) But not eagles or tigers . . . WAR EAGLE! We lost the Croc Hunter and found Alligator Blood. Could the two incidences be causal?

Okay, bad joke.

I’ve always said that we don’t need to create embryos to find cures. We haven’t begun to look at the animals and plants available to us for our cures.

McNeese State University deserves kudos and awards for their research. And other research universities and colleges could take a lesson from them and start looking closer to home for research projects. (Like Bulldogs, Elephants, Razorbacks, etc.)

But not eagles or tigers . . . WAR EAGLE!

]]> By: JACK http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4531 JACK Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:24:55 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4531 GO GATORS-- these predators live in the worst enviorment and survive.. this should of been done long time ago .. UF is working on a project for the eyes.. the report shows no eye infections from the gator.. maybe our disasour will save some lifes GO GATORS– these predators live in the worst enviorment and survive.. this should of been done long time ago .. UF is working on a project for the eyes.. the report shows no eye infections from the gator.. maybe our disasour will save some lifes

]]> By: Darrin http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4502 Darrin Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:28:15 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4502 I grew up with Dr. Merchant and have seen him working on this project for several years. It is quite pleasing to someone from our town of 18,000 making such a contribution to society. I grew up with Dr. Merchant and have seen him working on this project for several years. It is quite pleasing to someone from our town of 18,000 making such a contribution to society.

]]> By: JP http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4491 JP Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:22:56 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4491 We have some dear friends who's daughter had this surgery done at around age 6 - also at Johns Hopkins. She is now about 12 and is a very normal child - when before she was home schooled and could not attend public school due to severe seizure problems. She has some minor problems with her gate and can't throw a ball as well as some of her peers - one side of her body is stronger than the other.. but she runs and plays and skips and laughs reads.. pesters her brother & sister.. She is great! Her IQ is in the very normal range. These doctors are amazing. They are truly a gift to these children and their families. We have some dear friends who’s daughter had this surgery done at around age 6 - also at Johns Hopkins. She is now about 12 and is a very normal child - when before she was home schooled and could not attend public school due to severe seizure problems. She has some minor problems with her gate and can’t throw a ball as well as some of her peers - one side of her body is stronger than the other.. but she runs and plays and skips and laughs reads.. pesters her brother & sister.. She is great! Her IQ is in the very normal range. These doctors are amazing. They are truly a gift to these children and their families.

]]> By: michael http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/07/alligator-blood-could-save-lives/#comment-4488 michael Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:11:06 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-4488 thank you for posting a good story on reptiles. there is too much bashing going on today with the media not getting all the facts or taking only certain parts of issues and blowing it all out of proportion. thank you for posting a good story on reptiles. there is too much bashing going on today with the media not getting all the facts or taking only certain parts of issues and blowing it all out of proportion.

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