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TAU Develops Dissolving Dressing For Wounds Packed With Infection-Fighting Antibiotics

Despite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about 70% of all people with severe burns die from related infections. But a revolutionary new wound dressing developed at Tel Aviv University could cut that number dramatically. Prof.

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International Psoriasis Council Hosts Second Educational Symposium To Increase Global Knowledge Of Psoriasis

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, the International Psoriasis Council (IPC) will host its second symposium at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The two-day conference brings together dermatologists from Asia, Eastern Europe and Spain to elevate the global understanding of psoriasis and its treatment. Sessions will be facilitated by leading dermatologists and nurses dedicated to [...]

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Maricopa Integrated Health System Reports 90 Percent Reduction In Pressure Ulcers

A retrospective analysis conducted by clinicians at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) found that a protocol of care using a standardized algorithm with advanced products reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers by 90 percent, according to data presented this week at the 41st Annual Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.

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Prospective Evaluation Finds High Levels Of Satisfaction With ConvaTec Moldable Skin Barrier

Enterostomal therapy nurses and people living with an ostomy reported very high levels of satisfaction with a new moldable skin barrier pioneered by ConvaTec Ostomy Care, according to results from a prospective evaluation published this month in the journal Ostomy Wound Management.

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Play The Winning Hand – Watching Your Fortunes Grow In Skin Care

The Society of Plastic Surgical Skin Care Specialists (SPSSCS) celebrates its 15th Annual Meeting – Play the Winning Hand: Watching Your Fortunes Grow in Skin Care, to be held in Las Vegas, NV. The meeting offers educational seminars for nurses, aestheticians and other trained skin care specialists working in the offices of plastic surgeons certified [...]

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Brigham And Women’s Hospital Surgeons Perform Facial Transplant

A plastic surgery team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, led by Dr. B Pomahac, has carried out a partial face transplant. This is the second partial face transplant to be performed in the United States. The seven plastic surgeons, as well as an ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon, along [...]

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