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Superbug Risk To War Wounded
March 29, 2009 — Soldiers who survive severe injuries on battlefields such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan can be at risk from developing infections of their wounds with multidrug resistant bacteria. The potentially ... > full story -
Biologists Discover A Protein Link To Wound Healing
March 24, 2009 — Diabetes and eczema may appear to be two completely unrelated diseases. But biologists have uncovered what appears to be a crucial biochemical link between the ... > full story -
Maggot Therapy Similar To Standard Care For Leg Ulcers
March 19, 2009 — Larval (maggot) therapy has similar health benefits and costs compared with a standard treatment for leg ulcers, find two ... > full story -
Shellfish And Inkjet Printers May Hold Key To Faster Healing From Surgeries
March 18, 2009 — Using the natural glue that marine mussels use to stick to rocks, and a variation on the inkjet printer, scientists have devised a new way of making medical adhesives that could replace traditional ... > full story -
Patients Who Gave Up Smoking Before Surgery Had Half As Many Complications Afterwards
March 12, 2009 — 21% of smokers who received help to quit smoking had post-op problems, compared with 41% who continued smoking. Smokers who took part in the eight-week program were more than twice as likely to be ... > full story -
Knee Problems Of The Super-Obese
February 27, 2009 — The knee joint is especially vulnerable to injury in both healthy-weight active people and those who are overweight. But until now, no one had published results of what happens to knee implants under ... > full story -
As Obesity Epidemic Spreads, More Patients Feel It In Their Bones And Joints
February 27, 2009 — Common sense suggests that extra body weight severely stresses bones and joints. This higher, unprecedented level of obesity in the U.S. has affected the number of total hip replacements, implanted ... > full story -
Gallbladder Removal Through Vagina Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative
February 25, 2009 — Physicians have successfully removed a patient's gallbladder through the vagina. The technique, known as NOTES—natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery—is gaining in popularity and ... > full story -
Surprising Interactions Of Diabetes Mellitus And Sepsis
February 12, 2009 — Diabetic patients are less likely to suffer from acute respiratory failure during severe sepsis. Researchers studied 930 million hospitalizations over a 25-year period to investigate the protective ... > full story -
Could Carbon Dioxide Replace Antibiotics In Surgery?
February 4, 2009 — Filling a surgical wound with carbon dioxide gas could reduce infection and improve healing. A wound could continuously be flooded with carbon dioxide gas during surgery. Carbon dioxide could prevent ... > full story
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