Beta-caryophyllene is an odoriferous bicyclic sesquiterpene found in various herbs and spices. Recently, it was found that beta-caryophyllene is a ligand of the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2). Activation of CB2 will decrease pain, a major signal for inflammatory responses.
Read MoreA portable fluorescence imaging device enables real time point-of-care (POC) visualization of bacterial presence in wounds, digitally recording images and area measurements. The MolecuLight i:X device aids visualization and quantitative tracking of bacterial contamination, wound healing, and connective tissue remodeling of surgical sites and wounds, by the analysis of intrinsic fluorescence signals resulting from illumination with a violet light.
Read MoreThe use of support surfaces is one of the most common interventions for preventing pressure ulcers. These support surfaces can include mattresses, chairs, cushions, foot/heel protection and offloading. Nurses need to understand their impact on skin integrity, associated risk factors and how to select the correct equipment for a patient’s needs. This article discusses surface selection and use.
Read MoreThe increasing number of surgical site infections gives rise to the development of new surgical procedures in the U.S. Chronic wounds caused by diabetes do not heal quickly and often surface the wound with a wide range of bacteria in the form of biofilm. Biofilm bacteria are very tough to treat, and the antimicrobial resistance only stimulates the possibility of an infection in the wound.
Read MoreAn evaluation of 100 patients at an NHS clinic in the UK has demonstrated savings in chronic would care costs with the use of Granulox, a haemoglobin spray that binds oxygen from the atmosphere and diffuses it into the wound to promote faster healing.
Read MoreOrleans Community Health has opened a Wound Care Center at Medina Memorial Hospital. The Center offers advanced wound care for people living with chronic, non-healing wounds. Orleans Community Health partnered with Healogics, the nation’s leading provider of advanced, chronic wound care services. Healogics is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. and has a nationwide network of nearly 700 Wound Care Centers, including one at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia.
Read MoreThis study evaluates the wound healing efficacy of Bienertia sinuspersici leaves, a recently discovered species in the Arabian Gulf. A topical cream was formalized from the leaves and its wound healing activity was evaluated for incision, excision, and burn wound models. Bienertia sinuspersici extract was prepared and used for preliminary phytochemical screening, Gas Chromatography-MS analysis, antibacterial assay (disk diffusion method S. aureus, S. pyogenes, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa), antioxidant study, and to formulate a cream that was used for wound healing clinical trial.
Read MoreHealogics®, the nation’s wound expert, announced that it has launched its first-ever Give Thanks; Give Back campaign to over 600 Wound Care Centers® in the United States. All Centers, including the home office in Jacksonville, FL, are collecting newly packaged, cotton socks to distribute to various homeless shelters across the nation until November 29th.
Read MoreNon-healing or slow healing chronic wounds are among serious complications of diabetes that eventually result in amputation of limbs and increased morbidities and mortalities. Chronic diabetic wounds show reduced blood vessel formation, inadequate cell proliferation and poor cell migration near wounds.
Read MoreA pilot of a new cellular and tissue-based product derived from a patient’s own skin showed promise in closing venous stasis leg ulcers, even after conventional treatments had failed. Researchers treated 10 venous leg ulcer patients whose wounds remained open after at least a month of routine treatments with SkinTE, a first-of-its-kind product designed to regenerate full-thickness, functional skin that repairs and replaces a patient’s own.
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