Posts Tagged ‘complex wound care’
Deadly Staph Infections are Still a Danger to the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls for increased prevention to protect patients from deadly staph infections from Staphylococcus aureus. Deadly staph infections are still a danger to the United States. Vital Signs Report According to a new Vital Signs report issued March 5, 2019 by the CDC, in 2017 more than 119,000…
Read MorePeople who are Socially Active in their 60s may have a Lower Risk for Dementia
A new study by researchers from the University College London (UCL) published August 2, 2019 in PLOS Medicine gives evidence that people who are socially active at the ages of 50-60 have a lower risk for dementia later in life. The Whitehall II Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study The 10,228 Participants in the study were from…
Read MoreA Compound in Virgin Olive Oil Shows Promise for Wound Healing
A study published by researchers at the University of Jaén in Spain, September 30, 2018 in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, shows that an anti-inflammatory compound found in virgin olive oil called squalene can play a significant role in wound healing, especially in the last stages of wound closure healing and the formation of scar…
Read MoreComplex Wound Care
Treating wounds, especially complex and chronic ones, requires expert care and knowledge. Failure to properly treat an open wound can lead to life-threatening emergencies such as sepsis and hospitalization. Sepsis, commonly called blood poisoning, is an infection that gets out of hand and spreads rapidly throughout the body. Sepsis can come on very suddenly, without…
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