"Essence of Maggot" Ointment to Heal Wounds Faster?

Caregivers have long observed that maggots infesting a wound actually promote healing while reducing the chances of infection.  Many hospitals now breed maggots expressly for this purpose.  While for...

Daughter accused of leaving mom on maggot-filled bed

The daughter of an 83-year old woman has been accused of leaving  her mother in a bed infested with maggots. Concerned relatives had contacted the police when they were unable to reach her by phone. " SEATTLE – A Seattle woman faces criminal charges after police found...

The Maggots in Your Mushrooms

"You are what you eat" –right?––After reading this alarming report, I'll never be able to buy packaged / processed foods again! This information is relevant to all of us everywhere around the world, since most packaged foods are made up of 'imported and local' produce....

Mags found in fridge

We found some mags in our fridge and Katy hosed them out to make a mag waterfall.

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

NHS hospitals battling plague of vermin, Tories reveal

As I entered the hall in central London at 4am I was greeted by hundreds of rats. Within a blink of an eyelid they vanished from sight. They live along side millions of London's residents who are largely unaware...

National Filth Service: Report reveals wards overrun with rats

The UK's NHS (National Health Service) is still seen by many around the world (including film maker Michael Moore) as a model for social health care free at point of access to all citizens. In the UK itself the...

CAT FOUND COVERED IN MAGGOTS !

FOUND THIS LITTLE GIRL ALMOST DEAD AND COVERED IN MAGGOTS FROM A WOUND SHE HAD ON HER STOMACH. SHE WAS SO THIN YOU COULD SEE HER RIBS.I HAD TO SHAVE HER TO GET ALL THE MAGGOTS OFF HER.WHILE CLEANING OUT HER WOUND...

Mold, maggots in New Orleans homes left to rot (Reuters)

" By Matthew Bigg 2 hours, 13 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - More than a year after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, thousands of homes damaged by flooding still stand empty, stained by black mold and some of them infested with maggots. City authorities are now...

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