On the way to work, I was telling the guy I carpool with about this study... it came up after hearing about Kirby Puckett's stroke on NPR this morning...
http://mednews.stanford.edu/releases/2005/february/rando.htm
So how much would it cost for a complete blood transfusion every month or so? Sounds like something Mr Burns would do
Edit: Ok, so I looked it up. $150 per pint * 10 pints (avg adult) = $1500... $18k/year. One could go as Nosferatu for Halloween, and it wouldn't be too far from the truth
http://mednews.stanford.edu/releases/2005/february/rando.htm
So how much would it cost for a complete blood transfusion every month or so? Sounds like something Mr Burns would do
Excellent
Edit: Ok, so I looked it up. $150 per pint * 10 pints (avg adult) = $1500... $18k/year. One could go as Nosferatu for Halloween, and it wouldn't be too far from the truth