News tagged with wound infections
Honey could be effective at treating and preventing wound infections
Manuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first place, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The findings provide further evidence for the clinical use of ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Study cuts Whipple procedure wound infections in half with new measures
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Rebooting the system: Immune cells repair damaged lung tissues after flu infection
There's more than one way to mop up after a flu infection. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in Nature Immunology that a previously unrecognized popula ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Study finds aggressive glycemic control in diabetic cabg patients does not improve survival
Surgeons from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aggressive glycemic control does not result in any significant improvement of clinical ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Study identifies risk factors for complications after spine surgery
In the last 20 years, due to diagnostic and surgical advances, more and more patients have become appropriate candidates for spine surgery, and the number of these procedures performed has risen significantly. While medical ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Scientists shine a light on the detection of bacterial infection
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed polymers that fluoresce in the presence of bacteria, paving the way for the rapid detection and assessment of wound infection using ultra-violet light.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Does race dictate quality of care?
Racial minorities have reduced access to high-quality joint replacement care, according to Dr. Xueya Cai and colleagues from the University of Iowa in the US. Their work, published online in Springer's journal Clinical Or ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Cedars-Sinai surgeon shows simple cotton swab slashes
A simple item found in almost every medicine cabinet – a cotton swab -- may be a key tool in the fight against post-surgical wound infections.
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that larger fungal spores can be more lethal. Their findings about two different spore sizes of the fungus Mucor circinelloides, a pathogen that kills ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Joplin toll rises to 151; some suffer from fungus
(AP) -- The death toll from the tornado that destroyed much of Joplin has risen to 151, and three of the latest victims suffered from a rare fungal infection that can occur when dirt becomes embedded under the skin, authorities ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance
Manuka honey could be an efficient way to clear chronically infected wounds and could even help reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Careful cleaning of children's skin wounds key to healing, regardless of antibiotic choice
When it comes to curing skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be more important than the choice of ant ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Spin-out to apply new technology for tackling infection
A new company has been launched to commercialise an award-winning technology, developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, for tackling bacterial infection and contamination, including superbugs such as MRSA.
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Plasma therapy: An alternative to antibiotics?
Cold plasma jets could be a safe, effective alternative to antibiotics to treat multi-drug resistant infections, says a study published this week in the January issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections
An antibacterial peptide developed by Laszlo Otvos, a research professor of biology in Temple's College of Science and Technology, looks to be a highly-effective therapy against infections in burn or blast wounds suffered ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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