Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
...background information in the article. Because leg ulcers and chronic wounds represent important cost factor...e three physicians separately evaluated the 61 leg ulcers for nine variables. "The image quality was judged to be good in 36 cases (59 percent) and very good ...Vioxx went mostly to patients who didn't need it, Stanford researcher says
...r relieving pain without causing the gastritis and ulcers that some people developed from taking ibuprofen, naproxen and other painkillers known as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. But over the next four years, it turned out that Vioxx was adopted way beyond that market niche:...Rebuilding wounded veterans: Annual review of limb loss & prosthetics research
...litation system regarding patients with lower-limb ulcers or recent lower-limb amputa-tions. This study provides evidence that the telerehabilitation system has the potential to present sufficient information to experienced clinicians so they can make informed decisions regarding wound management. Pg. 491 ...Low-dose aspirin and stomach ulcer medications better for heart patients with GI complications
... of aspirin combined with drugs that treat stomach ulcers rather than taking the anti-platelet drug Plavix, ...t place patients at high-risk include a history of ulcers or gastrointestinal complications such as bleeding, increased age and congestive heart failure. Low-...Georgia Medicaid program saves $20 million by controlling use of anti-ulcer drugs
...t acute upper-gastrointestinal conditions, such as ulcers and esophagitis). PPIs accounted for 5.6%, or $45.5 million, of the program's pharmacy costs and ranked first in costs among all prescription-drug classes. An annual budget review revealed that enrollees were using PPIs for a variety of conditions th...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
... children who developed bedsores (called decubitus ulcers by doctors), many were found to have low blood flow to their skin because they were on heart-lung machines or had had heart surgery, or to have limited movement due to neurological problems. This suggests an opportunity to develop specific approaches...What is driving the rise in over the counter drugs?
...tching of two other drugs - omeprazole for stomach ulcers in Sweden and the antihistamine loratadine in the US. The number of drugs being switched from prescription to over the counter availability is likely to continue to rise, and healthcare funders are likely to support manufacturers' applications to swi...New research shows stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone marrow derived stem cells
...n type of bacteria known to cause inflammation and ulcers in the stomach and a known carcinogen, leads to the death of most normal stomach cells. As a result, BMDCs arrive in numbers in an attempt to repair the site. These BMDCs, which are somewhat prone to undergo transformation, progress over time into ...Generic anti-inflammatory causes significantly fewer GI complications than branded medications
... fewer hospitalizations for bleeding or perforated ulcers in patients taking NSAIDs. Further, the decrease in ulcer complications with etodolac was as great as or greater than those seen in earlier studies with Celebrex or Vioxx. As a result, the Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare Group for t...NIH recognizes IU as leader in STD research
...s herpes and chancroid to determine how they cause ulcers and on interactions between these agents of STI and the human immunodeficiency virus research on how human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer The grant also helps fund the center's administrative, biostatistics, clinical and laboratory cores. Th...Patients undergoing weight loss surgery have high rates of H pylori bacteria
...(a gastrointestinal tract disease characterized by ulcers in the stomach and upper intestinal tract, or foregut), in addition to gastric cancer, according to the article. The role of H pylori after gastric bypass surgery is unknown. Archana Ramaswamy, M.D., from Emory University, School of Medicine, Atl...Concern about pain reliever side effects, many patients take more than recommended
...naproxen, are one of the leading causes of stomach ulcers and have been associated with side effects ranging from stomach upset to stomach bleeding, which can be life threatening. In fact, NSAID use leads to more than 103,000 hospitalizations and 16,500 deaths each year in the United States. That's more d...Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
...rative colitis (UC), which causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large intestine, but up to 30 percent of patients will have a poor response to steroids. These steroid-resistant individuals present a difficult clinical challenge to gastroenterologists, because few treatment options exist afte...Menstrual cycle affects periodontal health
...g with minor irritation, redness to the gums, oral ulcers and general pain and discomfort in the gums. In this study, researchers compared the gingival and periodontal status of 18 premenopausal women between the ages of 20 to 50 years at different time points of their menstrual cycles. The time points we...Orthokeratology contact lenses cause permanent vision loss in children
... have contributed to the increased risk of corneal ulcers and infection included: Overnight wearing of the OKLs that may have deprived the corneas of oxygen, The OKLs are designed to improve centralization and stability while being worn. However, the design may have caused the compressive forces to...Antiviral drug, valacyclovir, reduces genital herpes transmission
.... Those who do develop symptoms experience genital ulcers that are often painful. Infected individuals can transmit the virus even when they are not aware that they are infected or when no symptoms are present, and the infection can remain in the body indefinitely. Almost 80 percent of persons with HSV-2 ar...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
...with SCI are at a high risk of developing pressure ulcers because of paralysis and immobilization. Study results indicate that chronic use of NMES significantly improves tissue health, as well as enhances the health, wellbeing, and independence of veterans with disabilities. Orthoses selection improves cli...Protein identified that may play central role in inflammatory bowel disease
.... Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in the top layer of the intestinal lining, usually in the lower part of the large intestine, while in Crohn's, the inflammation extends deep into the lining, usually in the small intestine. Over one million adults and children in the U.S. suffer fro...Genital ulcers increase during and after HIV infection
... visit, 17.3 percent of those with HIV had genital ulcers compared to 6.3 percent of those without HIV. By the third visit, the genital ulcer rates were 11.6 percent for the HIV-positive group and 6.7 percent for the HIV-negative group. Further analysis showed that the increase in genital ulcer disease amon......Appears Successful for Bedsores Treating pressure ulcers or bedsores on the foot with topical nerve growth factor completely healed eight ulcers in a group of 18 patients, while, in the control group, only one ulcer healed, a new study found (Ar...