New drug

 I saw this the other day. A new drug to help kill bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Its derived from something in a roach's brain. Please dont tell me the name of it because if they give it to me, I don't want to know. I would guess I could figure it out later when I have the urge to come out at night and scurry about in the kitchen searching for crumbs and cooking oil residue . I'm waiting for the TV add to come out . Yep the fast talk at the end will say,,side effect may include , the growth of antenna,  urge to eat from the floor, a fear of lights , odd smell , need to hide behind refrigerators . Call your doctor immediately , if you hear a ,  snap ,  when stepped on..This could be a sign of a rare but fatal condition .

R A I D !!!! that would be a,, four ,,letter word...Brings new meaning to being caught in the mist. But dont you think there is a better way to make meds than with roach brains ??? I wonder what other strange things Dr Frankenstein has in store for us ...MMMMMMMMMMMM Fire bad ...

<ROTFLOL>  sniper you just made my day ;)

Dunny, this is on the level. Really. Except maybe not the side effects, but the chemical is derived from the roach's brain and they say it works . Euuuuuuuuwwww ...Hope I never need it.. Ivy , I dont think I want to join them...

yep i saw the report.. has something to do with their ability to live in the worst poluted and grimy conditions and survive...

as a side note, did you know that a roach can live up to 10 days without its head? ;o)

Geeez Randy, we have politicians that can do better than that. They can live a life time without a brain ..

Sniper the only thing I would worry about was the millions and millions and millions and . . .(well ya get the idea) of dependents I would have ta support. . . . .

grumpygi

I would rather have the moldy bread than the creepy crawly things that eat moldy bread. Guess we are better off not knowing where some of our meds come from. I know there is some Micky Mouse in my Remicade, but the need for cheese side effect is not bad. I'm sure there are far worse things but I would rather have plant extract than cooty extract . I did the pig pancreas treatment for pancreatitis and though I felt bad for the pig , I knew the rest of him was ham and bacon and pork chops. Cant say the same for the roach. I also know that horseshoe crab blood is used in med research. I have had to eat some odd things , by most peoples standards , but the will to survive is very persuasive and that goes for meds too I suppose, so if the lowly roach can save my life I guess I will do what it takes,,,but dont expect me not to step on one when I get the chance..

Antivenin for snakebite is made by injecting horses with venom and then extracting the antibodies they make. So if you get tagged by a copperhead and get the antivenin shots you can then enter the Kentucky Derby, or at least learn to eat hay.