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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. ...
- 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
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- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) February 29, 2004 700+ words
...available for pooches, cats and other pets at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary acupuncturist Dawn Mogilevsky says the centuries-old Chinese medicine, which uses precisely placed needles to jog the nervous system, was originally...
- He's no longer Mr. Used to Be.(VARIETY / FREETIME)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Riemenschneider, Chris May 7, 2004 700+ words
...Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer It's a common tale in old-time R&B music: Old black guy. Voice like a lion. Treated like an alley cat by the white record industry. Never really got his due. Willie Walker, however, always knew that music...
- BRIEFLY.(General News)(NORTHWEST)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) March 30, 2003 700+ words
Byline: The Register-Guard Young sea lion treated at Newport aquarium NEWPORT - A young California sea lion is now at the Oregon Coast Aquarium for rehabilitation after some residents...
