News tagged with wound infections

Routine Antibiotic Use Reduces Mothers’ Infection Risk From C-Section

Having a baby by Caesarean section is becoming increasingly common, despite the higher risks associated with the surgery compared to a vaginal birth. One important concern is the risk of infection, which is between five and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Major breakthrough could lead to new antibiotics for human use

(PhysOrg.com) -- The means to fully understand and exploit a type of fungus that could form the basis of a new class of antibiotics has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. With certain ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Biology researchers demystify elusive war zone bacterium

Tao Weitao, a researcher in the College of Sciences' Department of Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is making great strides in a project that was funded one year ago by the San Antonio Area Foundation. The ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?

An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gallbladder removal through vagina offers minimally invasive alternative

Physicians at Northwestern Memorial Hospital successfully removed a patient's gallbladder through the vagina, making them the first in the Midwest and the third in the country to perform the innovative procedure. The technique, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research elucidates way lungs fight bacteria and prevent infection

Actor and pancreatic cancer patient Patrick Swayze's recent hospitalization with pneumonia as a result of his compromised immune system underscores the sensitivity of the lungs: many patients die from lung complications of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0