Wound Care

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 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be more important than the choice of antibiotic, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's ...More
February 21, 2011
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Medline to Distribute IrriSept Wound Debridement and Cleansing System

Medline Industries, Inc. announces that it has begun distribution of the IrriSept® line of cleansing products. IrriSept is a FDA-cleared wound debridement and cleansing system containing a solution of 0.05 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) used as a preservative within ...More
February 10, 2011
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Experimental Approach May Lead to Improved Treatment of Bed Sores, Other Slow-Healing Wounds

Loyola University Health System researchers are reporting on a promising new approach to treating diabetic wounds, bed sores, chronic ulcers and other slow-to-heal wounds. It may be possible to speed healing by suppressing certain immune cells, researchers write in the ...More
February 8, 2011
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PuriCore Expands Vashe Wound Therapy Offering

PuriCore, a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary, green solutions that are designed to kill infectious pathogens, announces the launch of its new bottled Vashe Wound Therapy, a safe, natural, and effective solution for wound care. Vashe Wound ...More
January 19, 2011
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Derma Sciences Launches Advanced Wound Care eLearning Portal for Clinicians

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announces the launch of a new eLearning Portal to provide clinicians with valuable educational programs to ensure they are kept abreast of the latest information and product ...More
January 4, 2011
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Healing Wounds With Silver Preps

Researchers have identified a better method of using silver to treat infected wounds. They report their findings in the December 2010 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Healing difficult wounds is often a challenge, due, in large part, to the ...More
December 17, 2010
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Wound Infection Prevention is Key to Avoiding Infected Prosthetic Knees

The number of people that undergo an operation to have a prosthetic knee joint is increasing. One reason is that the population is getting older, another is that people are also getting heavier, which is a factor in the development of osteoarthritis. The number of knee ...More
December 6, 2010
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Best Practices for Wound Care and Infection Control

ICT asked members of industry to share some best practices related to proper wound care/pressure ulcer prevention and treatment modalities for infection control. 3M: Effective management of moisture in low to high exudating wounds is critical for optimized wound healing and ...More
November 17, 2010
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New Dressing Turns Color to Indicate Infection

Whether a small cut with a knife, a surgical wound or a major injury caused by a fall – the body's defense and repair system leaps into action and tries to close the wound as quickly as possible. ...More
November 17, 2010
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Grant Issued to Study Topical Anti-infective Treatment for Combat-Related Injuries

Researchers from NanoBio Corporation and the University of Michigan Medical School today announced the receipt of a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) to study the use of nanoemulsion-based therapies for protection against burn and wound infections. In ...More
October 14, 2010
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