Wayne State discovers potential treatment for skin and corneal wound healing in diabetics
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a metabolic disorder that affects nearly 170 million people worldwide, is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia that disrupts carbohydrate fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. DM can cause long-term damage, dysfunction and even failure of various organs.Patients with DM may develop corneal complications and delayed wound healing. This slow wound healing contributes to increased infections and the formation of bed sores and ulcers. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Newer Foam Mattresses May Help Prevent Bedsores in Nursing Homes
Title: Newer Foam Mattresses May Help Prevent Bedsores in Nursing HomesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/22/2013 2:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/25/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - November 25, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Newer Foam Mattresses May Help Prevent Bedsores in Nursing Homes
Study suggests using high-density mattresses means residents don't need to be turned as often
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Nursing Homes, Pressure Sores (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital report cards for hospital-acquired bedsores: How good are the grades?
(University of Michigan Health System) Hospital bedsore rates varied widely based on how the data was collected, unfairly making some hospitals appear to fare better or worse than others. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pensioner died in agony after developing a horrific bedsore in hospital which left her spine exposed
Molly Etty, 84, from Canvey Island, died of a blood infection after developing a fist-sized bedsore while being treated at Southend University Hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After NHS vow to crack down on deadly ulcers caused by neglect... Why do so many patients STILL suffer the agony of bed sores?
When Maud Sappleton, 71, went to Seabrooke Manor Residential and Nursing Home in Ilford, Essex, main picture, she was still a lively woman - soon she was suffering from at least one bed sore, became bedridden and and died. Many deaths in care homes have bed sores as a contributing factor. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bedsores More Common Than Thought for Hospitalized Kids
Title: Bedsores More Common Than Thought for Hospitalized KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/26/2013 12:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/29/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - July 29, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Bedsores More Common Than Thought for Hospitalized Kids
Often caused by medical devices, these wounds can cause distress for family members, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Pressure Sores (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surviving in 'Sick Land'
"Being thrust into sick-land is indeed like being dropped into a foreign culture, with dozens of languages and dialects. Each condition and each disease has its own nuances, acronyms, jargon and short-hand and we have to quickly get up to speed after finding ourselves on these foreign shores." read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - July 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pamela Cytrynbaum Tags: Health Parenting Relationships Self-Help advocates aging and health bed sore borkan care physician caring for aging parents decent human doctors and patients elderly and healthcare encounter health policy journal hospital err Source Type: news
An elderly stroke patient died 'very malnourished and emaciated' after years of neglect by carers
Jill Tambling, 70, from Weymouth, was left underweight, covered in bed sores, with scaly skin and matted hair, by neglectful carers a serious case review into her death revealed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Award-winning sheet
(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)) Empa, in conjunction with the company Schoeller Medical AG and the Swiss Paraplegic Centre, has won the Innovation Prize at the international Techtextil trade fair. The award went to the jointly developed sheet for preventing bedsores, a solution that is both low-cost and effective for reducing pressure sores in bedridden patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pouring granulated sugar on wounds 'can heal them faster than antibiotics'
A study from Wolverhampton University, found granulated sugar poured directly into bed sores and even amputations promotes healing when antibiotics and other treatments have failed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pouring granulated sugar on wounds 'can heal them faster than antibiotics'
A study found granulated sugar poured directly into bed sores, leg ulcers and even amputations promotes healing when antibiotics and other treatments have failed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why bed sores matter more than reforms
What they tell us about the state of the NHS (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pressure Sore on an Elderly Patient's Heel
The patient has a stage 1 decubitus ulcer on her left heel. Both feet are cool but are the same temperature. Distal pulses are palpable but weak on the good foot; they are not palpable on the left and can only be heard faintly with a hand-held Doppler. You note unilateral petechiae on the dorsum of the left foot. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - January 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
