News tagged with necrotic tissue

Washing away painful wounds

More than six million people in the U.S. suffer from persistent wounds -- open sores that never seem to heal or, once apparently healed, return with a vengeance. The bedridden elderly and infirm are prone ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Aug 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (21) | 1

Maggot therapy similar to standard care for leg ulcers

Larval (maggot) therapy has similar health benefits and costs compared with a standard treatment for leg ulcers, find two studies published on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mar 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0