Wounds and Healing News

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Keeping Patients 'in Good Hands'

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Mind Over Matter? The Psychology of Healing

Posted July 27, 2010:

• Study Examines Hospital Complication Rates of Bariatric Surgery

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Sepsis and Septic Shock More Common Than Heart Attacks or Pulmonary Blood Clots After General Surgery, Study Finds

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Revolutionary Medical Dressing Uses Nanotechnology to Fight Infection

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Stem-Cell Therapy May Provide New Approach to Fight Infection

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Doctors to Treat Septic Patients With Hypothermia

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Study Identifies Reasons for Higher Rate of Severe Sepsis Among Black Patients

Posted June 18, 2010:

• WHO Guidelines on Buruli Ulcer Need Adjustment, Experts Say

Posted June 10, 2010:

• Mechanism That Limits Scar Formation Discovered

Posted June 1, 2010:

• Lucky Break: Quit Smoking After Fracture Surgery for Better Healing

Posted May 3, 2010:

• Treating Battlefield Injuries With Light-Activated Technology

Posted April 16, 2010:

• Discovery Could Help Diabetics and Others With Slow-to-Heal Wounds

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Diabetes Raises Risk of Death in Cancer Surgery Patients

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Secret to Healing Chronic Wounds Might Lie in Tiny Pieces of Silent RNA

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Staples Lead to Higher Risk of Infection After Joint Surgery Than Traditional Stitches

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Antiseptic Cloths Associated With Reduced Rate of Treatment-Resistant Bacteria in the Trauma Center
• Insurance Status of Gunshot Trauma Patients Affects Mortality Outcomes

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Osteoporosis Drug Improves Healing After Rotator Cuff Surgery

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Safety Data Favor Norepinephrine Over Dopamine for Shock

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients, Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat

Posted February 21, 2010:

• Robot-Assisted Option Offers Advantages for Kidney Surgery, Comparison Shows

Posted February 4, 2010:

• Bacteria Toxic to Wound-Treating Maggots
• Sutures Cause Fewer Complications Than Staples With Cesarean Deliveries

Posted February 2, 2010:

• Community Hospitals Offer a Safe Surgical Option for Some Cancer Surgeries

Posted January 22, 2010:

• Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Sepsis Campaign Improving Treatment of Major Killer

Posted January 11, 2010:

• For Gunshot and Stab Victims, on-Scene Spine Immobilization May Do More Harm Than Good
• Protein N-WASP Helps Hair Growth

Posted January 4, 2010:

• Eavesdropping on Bacterial Conversations May Improve Chronic Wound Healing
• Protein Central to Being Male Plays Key Role in Wound Healing

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Septic Shock: Nitric Oxide Beneficial After All

Posted December 9, 2009:

• New Skin Stem Cells Surprisingly Similar to Those Found in Embryos

Posted December 7, 2009:

• A Virtual Physician's Conference

Posted November 30, 2009:

• It Takes Two to Infect: Structural Biologists Shed Light on Mechanism of Invasion Protein

Posted November 19, 2009:

• New Therapy May Be Effective Against Bacterial Infections and Sepsis

Posted November 17, 2009:

• New Wound Dressing, Full of Antibiotics, Dissolves When Wound Has Healed
• Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective in Extreme Cases of Bone Infection, 25-Year Review Shows

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Surgeon 'Glues' the Breastbone Together After Open-Heart Surgery

Posted November 2, 2009:

• New Study Finds Shock-Wave Therapy For Unhealed Fractured Bones

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Probiotic Found to Be Effective Treatment for Colitis in Mice

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Fat Hormone Linked To Death From Potentially Deadly Blood Infection

Posted October 19, 2009:

• 'Superobesity,' Chronic Disease Burden Associated With Risk Of Death Following Bariatric Surgery

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Significant Savings On Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings Identified

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Implementation Of Acute Care Surgery Service Provides More Timely Patient Care

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Fight Diabetic Non-Healing Wounds Lying Down

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment And Its Use In Sports Medicine

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Diabetes Weakens Your Bones, Research Finds

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Math Used As A Tool To Heal Toughest Of Wounds

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Plastic Surgeons Should Be Part Of Disaster Relief Planning, Response

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