http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7403/1406?ijkey=fa6a4a8459ad66e371c2edeac44eb4c92f25676c&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha Back in 2003, the British Medical Journal published a photo of a woman using cabbage leaves on a swollen knee with osteoarthritis (BMJ 2003;326:1406 (21 June). You can see the photo online and read the following correspondence - one letter is from Helen Woodman, a breastfeeding counsellor in the UK. (This also ties in with the "meeting other lactnetters theme" - Helen kindly invited my family for a lovely Sunday lunch several years ago!) Lisa Amir MBBS, MMed, IBCLC in Melbourne, Australia *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html