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October 2006
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Let it Bleed. Not! An international research team has shown that a biocompatible liquid can stop bleeding within seconds. The discovery could cut to the heart of many problems facing hospital emergency rooms and operating theaters.   |
Chemistry World
October 10, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Pour-on Nanotechnology Stops Bleeding in Seconds Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a liquid that stops bleeding in any tissue in a matter of seconds. It is a discovery that they claim has the potential to revolutionize surgery and emergency medicine and could even make it easier to reattach severed limbs. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Fusiform Excision Procedure What is a fusiform excision biopsy?... Why don't you just cut a circle around the tumor to remove it?... Will I feel any pain during this procedure?... Are there any complications after this surgery?... etc. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2004 |
Cuts, Scrapes, and Stitches How to care for your child's wounds and when to call the doctor. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Caring for Cuts, Scrapes, and Wounds How should I clean a cut, scrape, or wound?... What about bleeding?... Should I use a bandage?... Should I use an antibiotic ointment?... etc. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
Thomas J. Zuber |
Fusiform Excision The fusiform excision technique is commonly used by physicians for removing skin and subcutaneous lesions. The technique requires basic skills in anesthetic administration, lesion excision, and suture closure. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Catherine M. Murphy-Barron |
Can We Design a Fair Benefit For Bariatric Surgery? Insurers need a coverage strategy that focuses on reducing post-surgical complications and avoiding adverse selection. |
Nurse Practitioner
October 2009
Nancy Broderick |
Understanding chronic wound healing Having a basic understanding of the skin, the phases of acute wound healing, and knowing when to refer to a wound-care clinic are all part of comprehensive patient care. |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2012
Harriet Brewerton |
Speeding up wound healing Scientists in China have developed a material that reduces the time required for a skin wound to heal. |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property. |
