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Good as gold.(lion treated for arthritis)
What kind of pain reliever do you give to the king of the jungle? Veterinarians in Rome recently treated a lion's painful arthritis by injecting 50 tiny gold beads into his muscles.
Arthritis is a disease that causes the joints that connect different bones to stiffen and swell, irritating the surrounding muscles. The gold treatment--which has been used in humans--is a type of acupuncture. In this procedure, needles or other devices are inserted into particular points on the body. Scientists think that acupuncture causes the body to produce chemicals that reduce swelling and pain. ...
- Asian lion treated for arthritis with injections of gold in Rome zoo.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire December 7, 2005 700+ words
(From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEXANDRA ZAVIS Veterinarians have treated an elderly lion in Rome's zoo for arthritis by inserting some 50 gold pellets into the animal's muscles, the zoo's chief veterinarian said Wednesday. The Asian lion, named Bellamy, had difficulty walking until the procedure
- Who knew?(Bellamy the lion treated with gold salt for arthritis)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication February 10, 2006 700+ words
ROME, Italy -- Bellamy the lion has gone for the gold. The elderly king of the zoo here suffers from arthritis and has had great difficulty walking lately. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints that causes swelling, pain, and stiffness. In December, the zoo's vets tried a treatment on Bellamy
Source: HighBeam Research, Good as gold.(lion treated for arthritis)