Citing no less an authority than Hippocrates, many modern medical textbooks recommend the application of cold to control bleeding. Most doctors, however, find such advice unimpressive. One researcher has observed that bleeding is encouraged, not inhibited, if the ear lobe is chilled. Others have shown that the immersion of a cut finger in cold water delays clotting. Many have questioned whether the father of medicine really knew what he was talking about.
Now it turns out that Hippocrates was right after all. Proof of his accuracy comes from three Mayo Clinic researchers, Drs. Anton Sutor, E.J. Walter Bowie and Charles Owens Jr.,...
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