Human scabs have become the model for development of an advanced wound dressing material that shows promise for speeding the healing process, scientists are reporting. Their study appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Shutao Wang and colleagues explain that scabs are a...
Patients with diseases such as diabetes suffer from painful wounds that take a long time to heal making them more susceptible to infections that could even lead to amputations. A*STAR's discovery paves the way for therapeutics to improve healing of such chronic wounds, which are a significant...
Using sugar to heal injuries has now been revealed as "revolutionary" by a particular patient who is getting the treatment at a Birmingham Hospital in the UK. The novel practice, used by a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton's School of Health, Moses Murandu who grew up in...
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don't grow well or fast enough. In a paper published in Immunity, researchers at the University of California, San Diego...
A pimple on my chest had appeared to be leaking (it wasn't), so I applied pressure. The pimple ruptured, and it has left a bleeding, seeping crater in my skin. What should I do? I plan on taking a shower, washing it out, and when I get out of the shower, wipe the area with a witch hazel...
Tar was used on a weapon to stab its victim. I want to know what happens when a tar enter a body, and into the bloodstream?
This is for a book I am writing, for my knowledge sake, and I want it to be accurate.
I just gotten my 6 month old kitten back from his neutering, and have been checking up on his incisions for the past hour. The vet didn't use stitches (I believe she cauterized the wound), but one of the incisions looks a bit fresh (red and open.)
There appears to be no bleeding or discharge...
A few weeks ago my 6 month old kitten got outside and either got attacked by animal, or stuck in a jagger bush. Now he has a decent sized wound on his back near his shoulder. At first the wound was fine and we put anti. bac. ointment on it and wrapped it up because he wouldn't quit licking it...
Last thursday I noticed his testicles were dry and crusty and peeling. I didn't think anything of it so then come Saturday I noticed that they had a small open wound from the peeling. Now they look nasty and the wound is bigger. I been working a lot so he's been in the backyard everyday more...
My dog seems to have developed a kind of nappy rash one patch on the inside of each back leg
I've made a vet appt but it's not for several days
Can I get any advise on what it may be and how I can treat in in the mean time, also he is constantly licking at it which I'm sure doesn't help
I have...
Tournament hosts Mexico reached the U-17 World Cup final in pretty much the most dramatic way possible without playing in a hurricane or while someone tried to assassinate the president in the stadium.
Trailing a very talented German team 2-1 late in the second half, Mexico equalized with an...
Looks like an interesting place, so I thought I'd stick around and see what it's all about.
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I'm a twenty nine year old insomniac and writer. Most of my friends think I'm weird and eccentric, but I mostly just fake it to get attention. For the most part, I'm pretty normal...
Doesn't seem so hard to find, but is? My 2-month-old loves her lady bugs mobile, but the thing has to be wound up every 2 minutes and she gets angry when they stop turning and the music stops. Just need to find one that will run forever or until the batteries die.
...seem so hard to find, but is? My 2-month-old loves her lady bugs mobile, but the thing has to be wound up every 2 minutes and she gets angry when they stop turning and the music stops. Just need to find one that will run forever or until the batteries die.
...seem so hard to find, but is? My 2-month-old loves her lady bugs mobile, but the thing has to be wound up every 2 minutes and she gets angry when they stop turning and the music stops. Just need to find one that will run forever or until the batteries die.
...seem so hard to find, but is? My 2-month-old loves her lady bugs mobile, but the thing has to be wound up every 2 minutes and she gets angry when they stop turning and the music stops. Just need to find one that will run forever or until the batteries die.
...seem so hard to find, but is? My 2-month-old loves her lady bugs mobile, but the thing has to be wound up every 2 minutes and she gets angry when they stop turning and the music stops. Just need to find one that will run forever or until the batteries die.