18 May 2012 07:13:06
PEG Tubes Linked to Increased Risk of New Pressure Ulcers
PEG Tubes Linked to Increased Risk of New Pressure Ulcers Doctors Lounge Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes significantly increase the risk of new pressure ulcers and do not promote the healing of existing pressure ulcers in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment, according to a study ...
18 May 2012 01:23:12
A Rare Cause of a Leg Ulcer in a Patient With Diabetes
A Rare Cause of a Leg Ulcer in a Patient With Diabetes Medscape Ulcers in patients with diabetes are common, affecting around 15% of patients at some stage of their disease. 1 Osteomyelitis complicates up to a third of such cases, and ulcer and foot complications result in more hospital admissions than any other ...
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17 May 2012 21:30:42
Shrimp, seaweed and diabetic bandages? Research shows it's a match - The Huntsville Times
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) Shrimp, seaweed and diabetic bandages? Research shows it's a match The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) If you're Dr. Whitney Hough, it's a combination that will help diabetics overcome slow-healing sores - known as diabetic ulcers . It's not a joke in need of a giddy punch line. Hough, a 28-year-old Albertville native, is a research engineer at a start ...17 May 2012 19:05:42
Free Webinar on Using Braden Sub-Scores to Drive Effective Pressure Ulcer ...
Free Webinar on Using Braden Sub-Scores to Drive Effective Pressure Ulcer ... PR Web (press release) WoundRounds , the point-of-care wound management & prevention solution, is hosting a free webinar entitled, â The Braden Scale for the Prediction of Pressure Ulcer Risk: A Practical Guide.â The webinar will be presented on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 1 pm ...
17 May 2012 02:13:34
Hospitals launch program to prevent pressure ulcers as a part of federal ...
Hospitals launch program to prevent pressure ulcers as a part of federal ... DOTmed.com CHARLOTTE, NC - Hospitals participating in the Partnership for Patients initiative have launched a program to prevent pressure ulcers . Flat rate coil repair services. All major manufacturers covered. Cosmetic &structural repairs available. Multi Vendor ...
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16 May 2012 21:13:49
Feeding tube may flare some ulcer risks
Feeding tube may flare some ulcer risks Futurity: Research News New research that finds feeding tubes are associated with an increased risk of ulcers may help families make better decisions regarding the care of bedridden dementia patients. (Credit: iStockphoto) BROWN (US) â Gastric feeding tubes may do more harm ... Feeding tubes worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients, study suggests Feeding Tube Use in Dementia Patients Linked to Pressure Ulcers
16 May 2012 14:00:16
Hospitals Launch Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers as a Part of Federal ...
Hospitals Launch Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers as a Part of Federal ... EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) The goal of the â sprintâ program, conducted by the Premier healthcare alliance, is to make rapid, sustainable performance improvements in pressure ulcer reduction. To do so, sprint participants will: Implement suggested tools and resources to improve ...
15 May 2012 22:36:11
Pressure Sores Not Prevented by Nutrition Support
MedPage Today Pressure Sores Not Prevented by Nutrition Support MedPage Today This study found that tube fed residents without pressure ulcers at entry had an increased risk of pressure ulcers and those with pressure ulcers at the time of tube placement were significantly less likely to have them improve compared with the ...15 May 2012 19:03:13
Pernix Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Pernix Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results MarketWatch (press release) THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Launch of Omeclamox-Pak(R) as a Branded Prescription Treatment for H. pylori Infection and Duodenal Ulcer Disease On Track for the Summer of 2012 Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. ("Pernix" or ... Pernix Therapeutics Introduces Omeclamox-Pak , First Product in ...
14 May 2012 10:27:23
WA Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall reopens 1983 murder case
WA Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall reopens 1983 murder case Perth Now In 1983, Chris von Deutschburg, then a 19-year-old known as Christian Wilhelm Michael, received a life sentence after an elderly man with whom he scuffled during a house robbery died of a bleeding duodenal ulcer , seven days after the crime. At the ... Murder charge appealed on new medical evidence - 28 years on
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