News tagged with foot ulcers
Iron-binding drug could help diabetics heal stubborn wounds
Jul 27, 2009 |
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A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes' cruelest complications: poor wound healing, which can lead to amputation of patients' toes, feet and even legs.
Human stem cells promote healing of diabetic ulcers
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Treatment of chronic wounds is a continuing clinical problem and socio-economic burden with diabetic foot ulcers alone costing the NHS £300 million a year. Scientists in Bristol have found ...
Diabetics with previous foot ulcers may be able to participate in walking program
Jan 13, 2009 |
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More than 20 million Americans are living with diabetes, and that number is expected to increase by more than 5 million by 2010. One complication related to diabetes, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, (DM+PN), can cause individuals ...
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Gene Therapy Hastens Healing Process in Chronic Leg Ulcers
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers which are caused by poor circulation in the veins of the legs, are difficult and expensive to treat. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ...
Many diabetic foot amputations are preventable
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic's foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicare paid for the treatment but not the extra ...
New combination therapy looks promising against ulcer bacteria
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Results of a new study reveal that a seven-day course of LOAD therapy is superior to LAC at eliminating the H. pylori bacterium in patients with gastritis and peptic ulcers.
FDA reviews diabetic and HIV medications
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Mar 27, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced safety reviews of the FDA-approved medications Regranex Gel, Ziagen and Videx.
No test needed for hand-foot genital syndrome in women without HOXA13 gene mutation
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, and colleagues have found that women without mutations of the HOXA13 gene do not need to be subjected to x-rays ...
Licking your wounds: Scientists isolate compound in human saliva that speeds wound healing
Jul 23, 2008 |
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[B]New research in the FASEB Journal raises expectorations for people with chronic wounds[/B] A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal identifies a compound in human saliva that great ...
Study identifies significant savings on venous leg ulcer dressings
Oct 13, 2009 |
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The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective ...
63 percent of diabetics risk serious foot problems by wearing the wrong-sized shoes
Nov 13, 2007 |
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More than six out of ten people with diabetes are walking around in the wrong-sized shoes, exposing themselves to serious foot problems that could lead to amputation, according to research in the November issue of IJCP, the ...
Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world's population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified ...
Careful diagnosis helps fracture patients put best foot forward
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Located in areas of the foot that can be hard to visualize with X-rays and other imaging techniques, injuries to the ankle area of the foot are the most frequently misdiagnosed of all foot fractures. Delayed diagnosis can ...
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