Truffles are among the worldâs preeminent culinary delicacies. Revered for millennia, only their price has kept pace with their fame. Retail prices in the U.S. for Tuber melanosporum, the French black truffle or Perigord truffle, and Tuber magnatum, the Italian white truffle, have reached $1000 and $3000 per pound. Most truffles are harvested in the wild and since the wild supply is diminishing, prices continue to climb.
What Is a Halo? A halo vest is an orthotic, or brace, which is used to immobilize and protect the bones in the neck known as the cervical spine or c-spine. It is used when a patient needs to immobilize the neck following an injury or surgery. The halo vest system consists of a halo or ring, a body jacket or vest and rigid uprights or rods.
Your doctor will recommend the best kind of brace for your fracture. Some braces used for spinal fractures include: 1  the halo brace, which is used for cervical spine fractures. 2  This is a form of traction.3  Traction pulls parts of the spine in different directions in order to alleviate nerve compression or to realign the spine.his includes wearing it for as long as you're told to: if you're supposed to wear the brace 24 hours a day, you have to make a commitment to doing that, even if it seems inconvenient. You shouldn't have to wear the brace very long because you don't want to become dependent on it.