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How to Care for Diabetic Wounds

...a limb because of the disease. Diabetic wounds are particularly hard to heal. Circulation problems and nerve damage caused by the disease result in wounds going unnoticed, and the result is infe...
5 Things You Need to Know About Checking A Wound For Infection

... become infected if you don't treat and care for it properly. Wound infection can lead to tissue and skin damage, which can then lead to serious complications, so you must deal with any infected...
How to Cleanse Wounds With Water

Water is an ideal solution to clean wounds because it removes dirt, debris and loose, damaged skin without injuring or irritating healthy skin. Both tap water and sterile saline water are suitable ...
How to Clean a Wound

Wound care can often be done without professional medical care. The steps of cleansing and protecting from infection are simple. The signs for when to seek more professional help are also easily se...
How to Treat a Wound

...y to heal itself and so most aspects of wound care focus on preventing infection. Deep wounds or wounds in which an arterial bleed is suspected (spurting blood) require medical attention, but ot...
Cuts, Scrapes and Wound Healing

...lines can help you in caring for simple wounds. A deep (all the way through the skin) or jagged-edged wound may require stitches to hold it together for proper healing. Get medical care right ...
Care of Skin After a Mole Has Been Removed

...ace of your skin, creating only a small wound. Knowing how to care for your skin following mole removal will prevent infection, speed healing and reduce the likelihood of scarring.
High Protein Diet for Wound Healing

... many medical professionals for healing wounds or burns, because protein helps repair the body's organs and tissues. Lack of protein may decrease a person's immune system and his ability to heal...
Nutrition in Wound Management

... an important role in the management of Wounds like diabetic ulcers or bedsores. Wounds of this type can require lengthy and ongoing treatment, lasting years, and some may never heal during the ...
Signs of Infected Wounds

...emperatures. If wounds are not properly cared for, they can become infected. Watch carefully for signs of infected wounds so systemic infection can be prevented with proper treatment.
Human Bites

...e of human bite, regardless of how your wound appears. Treatment Once you see your health care provider, your wound will most likely be irrigated with a sterile solution to clean it of all ...
How to Cleanse Wounds

Cleaning a wound properly is paramount to avoid scarring and infection. Simple steps can be taken to cleanse wounds with common household items, cold water and clean tools. Home remedies are typica...
3 Ways to Treat Puncture Wounds

... way to avoid infection is to clean the wound as quickly as possible after it happens. The best way to clean a puncture wound is to let it bleed. You can gently press on the skin around the inju...
How to Use Elastoplast

Elastoplast is an international brand of bandages and other first aid remedies, sold in six countries around the world: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and South Afric...
Care of Skin After Cryosurgery

...lowing cryosurgery. Proper care of your wound is essential to minimize these risks.
3 Ways to Treat Head Wounds

...ark location, where you can examine the wound closely. Ask the person some basic questions, such as his name and what day it is, so you can determine his state of mind and whether he's disorient...
The Best Way to Minimize Scarring

...est to minimize scarring by keeping the wound clean and following doctor's instructions so that your skin heals as well as it can.
Bleeding - Severe

... 3. Remove any obvious debris from the wound. Do not remove any objects pierced into the victim, as a penetrating object may actually be clamping down on a blood vessel, and removing the object...
How to Treat Cuts to Reduce Scarring

...fibers the body uses to bind together a wound. Unfortunately, scar tissue doesn't function as well as the tissue it replaces, so you want to encourage the body to grow as much normal tissue, an...
Facts on Bacteremia

Bacteremia is a very serious, and sometimes life-threatening, infection in the blood. Occasionally, a simple infection such as the common cold can work itself into the bloodstream of susceptible p...
How to Keep Stitches From Scarring

...site that is the case. Stitches allow a wound to heal faster, keeping the edges close together to allow for cleaner, better healing. The best way to minimize scarring from stitches is to follow ...
How to Heal Scars From Surgery

...he scar that will remain. Some surgical wounds heal with skin buildup--keloid tissue--that can be not only unattractive, but also, because it lacks the stretchiness of normal skin, uncomfortable...
Care for Skin Abrasions

... of sliding across a rough surface. The wound may bleed, scab or scar, depending on the severity of the abrasion. According to the State of Victoria, bony, thin-skinned areas, such as the elbows...
How to Use Manuka Honey

...ney can be used as a topical element of wound care or taken orally to gain its medicinal benefits.
How Long Do Surgical Staples Stay In?

... and minimize the potential for delayed wound opening.
4 Ways to Treat Venom Poisoning

...t with you to the hospital, but be very careful. It may still be able to bite as a reflex action.
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatments

People with diabetes are more susceptible to foot problems for two major reasons: neuropathy (nerve damage) and poor blood circulation, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons....
Below-Knee Amputation Complications

A below-knee amputation is the loss of your lower leg from the top of your tibia (shinbone) down to your foot. Below-knee amputations usually occur as the result of trauma, infection, tumor, severe...
Nutrition for Healing Skin Wounds

Skin wounds can occur from a variety of injuries, including trauma and burns, surgical incisions, pressure ulcers or ulcerations due to a chronic condition such as vascular disease or diabetes. Pr...
About Clostridium Tetani

...lostridium tetani spores via a puncture wound or even a cut. After the introduction of spores, they germinate and become viable bacterial cells in the wound, multiplying and producing the tetanu...
4 Ways to Treat Stingray Poisoning

... comes not from the poison but from the wound itself, which can become abscessed and infected very easily. Irrigate the wound with clean water or sterile saline solution and then let it soak in ...
4 Ways to Treat Dog Bites

...they happen. When you quickly treat the wound, you drastically reduce your chance of infection. You'll want to first call for help and get safely away from the dog to prevent further attacks. Yo...
How to Speed the Healing of Acne

... the medical treatment may require open-wound or closed-wound care, depending on the physician's instructions.
Natural Remedies for Spider Bites

...le and may require professional medical care and anti-venom medications. Watch for symptoms such as muscle cramping, blistering sores around the bite mark, nausea, breathing difficulties and chi...
Signs of Infection in a Scrape

A scrape can easily become infected as the tissues are open and allow bacteria to enter the body, according to Drugs.com. The bacteria leads to slowed healing and many other symptoms. Depending on ...
Animal Bites

...ly breaks the skin, treat it as a minor wound. Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream to prevent infection and cover it with a clean bandage. Contact your heal...
3 Symptoms of Diabetes

...oms of diabetes, speak with your health care provider.
How to Care for Skin Problems

To properly care for a skin problem, you should first ask your dermatologist for a diagnosis. A consult with a dermatologist is especially important if you think your skin problem may be a serious ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Scars

...of the connective tissue that holds the wound closed. How well the wound heals and how visible the scar is depends on several factors. The location of the injury, the blood supply to the area, t...
Homemade Remedy for Bedsores

People who are bedridden are at risk of developing bedsores, otherwise known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers. A bedsore is an area of your skin that breaks down due to persistent pressure from...

Bovine cartilage

...s a potential cancer treatment. Catrix� Wound Dressing, a commercial preparation of powdered bovine cartilage, is ...

TRAUMA CARE: Elderly Maryland Patients Taken to Centers Far Less

... fall as "less exciting" than a gunshot wound, although the injuries can be equally severe, the Sun reports. Chang said, "Trauma is often seen as a disease of the young," but "that's changing...
I blame obesity on modern technology
- Posted On June 11, 2008 06:42:03 AM
  ...even when I was four I used to go to daycare by myself, after that going to the school. even though we were sometimes late but we didn't expect our parents to drive us. sometimes when we were in... Read More
- Posted On June 11, 2008 09:56:47 AM
  ... his own back yard and he disappears. Scares the hell outta ME. Read More
holiday weight gain & post-partum
- Posted On December 29, 2008 07:29:49 AM
  ... you still need to eat properly to take care of yourself and to heal well... you cannot recover efficiently if you are feeding your body garbage. "Everything in moderation"! BTW I am... Read More
- Posted On December 29, 2008 12:22:59 PM
  ...y ever checked on me post partum was my wound (and even then it was maybe once). Read More
Anyone in the GTA (human rights issue!)
- Posted On November 14, 2008 06:11:24 AM
  ...closed, he punched her on the cheek and wound up again, slamming her backward into her truck. As Currie ran toward him, she remembers him shouting, "F------ dyke bitches," and punched ... Read More
- Posted On November 14, 2008 11:34:20 AM
  That is horrible. I hope that ignorant oaf get charged with a hate crime, because what he did was out of hate. I wish the women luck at the rally. I hope that the victim gets the justic she deserves. Read More
Not losing weight!!!
- Posted On April 4, 2008 04:44:46 PM
  ... my clothes, but not the scale. Anybody care to peak at my plate and give me some feedback? Read More
- Posted On March 28, 2008 12:51:36 PM
  When I first started TDP I lost a couple pounds quickly. Now it seems like even though I am at my calorie goal AND exercise, I either maintain my weight or gain weight (I'm trying to lose 2 lbs. a ... Read More
Back from the Doctor
- Posted On March 11, 2009 02:08:43 PM
  ... the next shot to see if that will take care of the problem. I told him I had been eating when I put the weight on (averaging around 1500) and how much I'd been exercising, and he said he said ... Read More
- Posted On March 11, 2009 04:39:51 PM
  ...orms and supplies, and we had MDs using wound dressing techniques that were outdated in the 60's. That's what they learned, that what they know, and being MDs usually laugh at the idea that som... Read More
Need Guy Input about what my boyfriend said to me
- Posted On August 6, 2007 11:27:35 AM
  ...a big deal? WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? Who cares if my friends are fat or not, he allegedly loves me for the person that I am, what is the big deal with my friends? Needless to say we had a huge... Read More
- Posted On August 6, 2007 01:50:27 PM
  ...y" meant "I don't mean you" but I don't care. It was just a really dumb thing to say. He does say stupid things sometimes, he is totally that type of person to speak before he thinks. He is... Read More
In-Grown toenail not healing, advice? Kinda gross.
- Posted On July 20, 2008 04:43:00 PM
  ... a shard of nail that I missed, but the wound is completely cleaned out. I woke up this morning and my big and second toes were crusted together with dried blood, it's getting a little ridicul... Read More
- Posted On July 21, 2008 12:15:38 PM
  ...rom coming back AFTER the doc has taken care of it. 2 things. 1---ALWAYS clip your toenails straight accross. ALWAYS! ingrown toenails occur because since babyhood, they get the corners clipp... Read More
Dr. House - would you want him to be your doctor?
- Posted On December 19, 2008 07:32:21 AM
  ...cialists that kept looking into an open wound and saying "looks like it's healing to me" - meanwhile I was slowly but steadily going downhill. Thank God for the fiesty arrogant residen... Read More
- Posted On December 19, 2008 08:02:46 AM
  I haven't had a decent primary care physician since I stopped seeing my pediatrician. And I made sure I saw him until I was 22 because I couldn't find anyone else. There I was a college graduate,... Read More
Blackberry Update to 1.0.0.44
- Posted On April 20, 2009 12:11:29 PM
  ... and then reinstall. When I did that I wound up with version 1.0.0.40 and not the new one... Hopefully someone will work it out! Read More
- Posted On April 20, 2009 12:54:29 PM
  ... and then reinstall. When I did that I wound up with version 1.0.0.40 and not the new one... Hopefully someone will work it out! Did you have to pay for it again? Read More
Pain medication??
- Posted On April 14, 2008 04:51:55 PM
  ... after a cyst removal and I had an open wound that didn't heal for a month! So scary. My doc put me on vitamin C and it healed in a week. In general, I take a multi and try to eat lots of hea... Read More
- Posted On April 14, 2008 06:55:41 PM
  ...ths. It helps the pain some and I don't care what I eat. sorry, hope you feel better soon. Read More
So....Yesterday had great times and felt awesome
... look a little infected from not taking care of it earlier and sitting a bloody sock for 14 hours. Lanced it drained some puss, poured some rubbing alcohol in it and then clotted it with climbe...
- Posted On October 10, 2008 07:08:18 AM
  Super Glue was developed to close wounds in combat...under another name now and cost $150 for single use. DERMABOND Read More
- Posted On October 11, 2008 09:06:34 AM
  ...the doctor and use DUCT TAPE to close a wound instead of getting stitches. Hey, if it works, that's fine, just worried about infection with dirty duct tape. lol. I'm a nurse so I think about t... Read More
am i the only one....
... Was going to take it easy today, but wound up swimming 2300 yd. Shoulder hurts!!!!
- Posted On March 6, 2008 08:44:14 AM
  ... point is manners and personally I dont care to see other people's stuff. I'm like you, I'm not modest either but I'm not going to "show" you something you didnt ask to see. HA. Read More
- Posted On March 5, 2008 02:37:02 PM
  I find it disturbing sometimes when I see them and they are completely naked because they are in public. I try and tell myself that its ok and that they arent trying to offend anyone else. I figu... Read More
May 25th, 2008
... thne had some major issues w/ work and wound up gaining 25 back. Ugh. I am back on the wagon, though!
- Posted On May 25, 2008 09:50:26 AM
  I used NS tracking also. I didn't care for it too much...it is very slow. I like this site much better. Been on NS for about 7 weeks and only lost seven pounds. I am getting frustrated but I wi... Read More
- Posted On May 25, 2008 09:49:17 AM
  Welcome, Vicky! Your story sounds like mine - I lost 50 pounds three years ago on Nutrisystem, and here I am looking at starting over again. I swore I would never gain that weight back, but ob... Read More
College football anyone?
Since I was sick tonite, watched my favorite team Auburn (my alma mater) almost get beat by KANSAS ST. Auburn pulled it out in the end, so GLOB, are you a college fan? Someone else here is from K...
- Posted On September 2, 2007 03:23:12 AM
  ...Pod, unfortunatly, hubby doesnt usually care what I want. Read More
- Posted On September 2, 2007 04:18:01 AM
  boy i'm wound up today and so chatty! Anyway, Glob, did you hear about the guy who got his finger surgically 'altered' because it was too fat to type on the ipod? The surgeon made it pointed. I ... Read More
February 9th, 2008
Just got in since 8am this morning. It is 3Pm here. Did stop to pick out my new glasses before coming home. I needed Bob with me since I can’t see what they look like on my face. It was a...
- Posted On February 10, 2008 11:27:43 AM
  ...st made. sort of like rubbing salt in a wound. Sorry. how much snow did you get? Read More
- Posted On February 9, 2008 03:06:29 PM
  well, at least it is behind you now and you can begin to move forward, slowly! Read More
So
...his time around? PERSONALLY, I don't care if I lose a pound. This darn contest is super great motivation for me to keep it clean through thanksgiving. I'm starting to pay less attention to...
- Posted On November 11, 2008 04:12:26 PM
  ...how it. (Though I really really wish it wound) Read More
- Posted On November 11, 2008 03:50:07 PM
  I want to lose 12 lbs You have the right mindset, I have been going to the gym a lot. I have about 40lbs til I hit my goal weight, but it is slowing up due to building muscle :) Read More
Finding I'm not likeing the word Tough
...in pain.(bug bite). Anyway we drain the wound and I told her that she could squeeze my hand and she couldn't hurt me. The mom looks at me and tell her Ya hunny squeeze her hand she looks TOUGH!!...
- Posted On May 4, 2009 01:17:02 PM
  ...e are people in my life who love me and care about me, but if I don't take care of myself, all else is for naught. Set goals and priorities in you life and do what it takes to achieve them, no ... Read More
- Posted On May 4, 2009 01:17:02 PM
  ...e are people in my life who love me and care about me, but if I don't take care of myself, all else is for naught. Set goals and priorities in you life and do what it takes to achieve them, no ... Read More
Short run & bike ride today
...we wanted to take was too crowded so we wound up going through the neighborhood instead but it was still nice. A very pretty, sunny 65 degree day! I also did 200 various crunches and...
- Posted On March 30, 2009 12:43:00 PM
  Look at you go! I didn't get a chance to reply to you yesterday, but congrats on making it to 6mph! That is so awesome. I absolutely love going at that speed. Makes me feel, well, on top of the wor... Read More
- Posted On March 30, 2009 03:21:08 PM
  Wow, you sure know how to make the most of your day! Great job! Read More
Newbie checking in...
...ing all day in front of a computer). I wound up with water coming out of an old healed scar on my leg and it turned into a terrible wound with infection. The good news is, I'm being treated fo...
- Posted On August 11, 2007 06:42:06 PM
  ... absolutely have to start taking better care of our bodies. Good luck! Read More
- Posted On August 12, 2007 11:18:31 AM
  ... all. I am going to try to take better care of myself! Read More