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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

That is a hoax. Norma Levitt did die but of a blood clot.

There seems to be an error that link about the court case. The jury didn't find the woman died of a blood clot. It's what the defendants claimed. The malpractice case doesn't prove that exactly even if the defendents won the case. There's many facets to the case including legal points. However, I used that as one of many articles on microwaves. I originally got it from material provided by one of my health care practioners.

I went through the transcript of the case and found this under Footnotes:

Footnotes:

1 Heating blood in this manner destroys the red blood cells, resulting in "gross hemolysis" of the blood, releasing large amounts of potassium. Excessive potassium, when introduced into the body, is often fatal. The practice of warming Intravenous (IV) fluids, other than blood, in the microwave was an accepted practice at Hillcrest Medical Center, as reflected in its written procedures.

In fact, Abbot Laboratories, the manufacturer of the IV solutions, mailed Hillcrest a letter containing a statement that microwaving the solutions was not recommended. Wilkinson's evidence showed that any of the Anesthesiologists had the authority to question and stop the practice of microwaving IV solutions at Hillcrest. Wilkinson contends they had an affirmative duty to do so. "

Now that may not apply to eating food, but I go by taste and texture and still find a microwave less than adequate for certain dishes, especially meat even read meat, even when I used them. For me, if something has that much contradictory claims I avoid it to be on the safe side.