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Hydrogen Peroxide Could Cause Absorbable Sutures To Come Apart, Researchers Report
July 31, 2007 — Cleaning absorbable sutures with hydrogen peroxide dramatically decreases their tensile strength, researchers have found. Sutures -- whose use is described in Egyptian scrolls dating from 3500 B.C. ... > full story -
Study Shows No Change In Sense Of Taste After Tonsil Removal
July 16, 2007 — In a small study of patients undergoing tonsillectomy, or removal of the tonsils, none reported an ongoing dysfunction in their sense of taste following the procedure, according to a report in the ... > full story -
Severe Human Bite Wounds Are 12 Times More Common In Men
June 20, 2007 — Men are 12 times more likely than women to sustain severe human bite injuries for which surgery may be necessary, according to a new study. Injuries are most likely to occur during brawls at weekends ... > full story -
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New Technique Effective In Closing Accidental Colonoscopy Wounds
May 23, 2007 — In a series of animal studies, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have developed a technique for closing colonoscopy-caused perforations promptly after they are ... > full story -
Patient's Own Platelets May Speed Up Skin Wound Healing
May 21, 2007 — Treating skin wounds with a concentrated topical gel of the patient's own blood platelets may result in faster healing, according to new research. Four male and four female volunteers aged 21--58 ... > full story -
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Soldiers Acquired Drug-Resistant Infections In Field Hospitals
May 16, 2007 — An outbreak of drug-resistant wound infections among soldiers in Iraq likely came from the hospitals where they were treated, not the battlefield, according to a new study. The outbreak of ... > full story -
New Hope For Baldness Treatment: Hair Follicles Created For First Time In Mouse Study
May 16, 2007 — Researchers have found that hair follicles in adult mice regenerate by re-awakening genes once active only in developing embryos. A better understanding of this process could lead to novel treatments ... > full story -
Protocol For Treatment Of Sepsis Can Reduce Hospital Deaths
May 16, 2007 — More than 215,000 people will die of sepsis in the United States each year, more than 750,000 will require hospital treatment, and the costs will be nearly $17 billion. Severe sepsis is one of ... > full story -
Why Wounds Are Slow To Heal In Diabetics
May 4, 2007 — Individuals with diabetes often experience slow or limited wound healing. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which derive from bone marrow, normally travel to sites of injury and are essential for ... > full story -
Topical Honey As A Possible Treatment For Diabetic Ulcers
May 3, 2007 — The sore on Catrina Hurlburt's leg simply wouldn't heal. Complications from a 2002 car accident left Hurlburt, a borderline diabetic, with recurring cellulitis and staph infections. One of those ... > full story
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