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Medical Mondays: Gladiator Blood for Epilepsy

— June 24, 2019
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Pliny the Elder relates that people with epilepsy were in the habit of drinking blood from gladiators for epilepsy.  This is likely not currently recommended for many reasons including a shortage of gladiators.

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