Wound Care

Covidien’s Kendall Wound Care Products Now Available Through Cardinal Health

Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, announce an extended offering of its market-leading Kendall line of wound care bandages, dressings and gauze, sold under the brand names of Curity™, Kerlix™, Telfa™, Dermacea™ and others, are now ...More
December 8, 2008
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Oculus Innovative Sciences Introduces Microcyn® Wound Care OTC for U.S. Consumer Market

PETALUMA, Calif. – Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. today announced that its Microcyn® Wound Care OTC, a non-irritating pH-balanced wound cleanser, is now available over-the-counter in the United States. Microcyn Wound Care OTC, which has been cleared by the FDA ...More
October 29, 2008
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Medline Launches Prevention Campaign and Grant Program to Support Solutions for Hospital-Acquired Conditions

MUNDELEIN, Ill. — Medline Industries, Inc. announced today a new prevention campaign targeting six hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and the creation of a $1 million research grant program to support the adoption of evidence-based solutions in healthcare ...More
August 18, 2008
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
CMS to Put Pressure on Providers for Decubitus Ulcer Prevention

Pressure ulcers are usually expensive, painful and preventable. They are also one of the conditions for which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not reimburse, unless it is proven that the patient had the condition upon hospital admission. This ...More
August 4, 2008
Posted in Articles
Scientists Isolate Compound in Human Saliva that Speeds Wound Healing

A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in the FASEB Journal identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well ...More
July 23, 2008
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Scientists Suspect Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Slow Acute-Wound Healing

By Emily Caldwell COLUMBUS, Ohio – A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as researchers initially suspected, remains a mystery.The ...More
July 23, 2008
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Infection Prevention Tips for Flood Clean-up

As Midwest floodwaters recede and clean-up efforts get underway, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) offers advice to help reduce the risk of infection:Nothing beats hand hygiene – It’s critical to remember to practice ...More
July 17, 2008
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Study Finds Antibiotics Prevent Wound Complications of Childbirth

By Krista Conger STANFORD, Calif. — A single dose of antibiotics can significantly aid healing of the severe tearing that occurs in vaginal tissues during many births, according to researchers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, the Stanford ...More
June 10, 2008
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International Wound Care Experts, Medline Announce Pressure Ulcer Prevention Consensus Paper

MUNDELEIN, Ill. -- Medline Industries, Inc. and the International Expert Wound Care Advisory Panel announce the panel's first-of-its-kind consensus paper, "New Opportunities to Improve Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: Implications of the CMS Inpatient Hospital Care ...More
May 15, 2008
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World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Seeks Comment on Proposed New International Patient Safety Solutions

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- The WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety and the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety today invited health ministries, healthcare provider organizations, healthcare professionals, patient safety advocates, consumers and other interested ...More
December 19, 2007
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