Diabetic foot ulcers can be deadly 
Canton Repository
Three years ago, he began treatment for a foot ulcer at a Barberton wound center. For two years, he received regular treatments but the foot did not heal. Finally, surgeons there amputated his right leg just below the knee.

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Health Conditions in Older Foals 
TheHorse.com
Growing foals can suffer a range of potentially life-threatening illnesses and conditions, such as pneumonia, colic, and ulcers. At a recent veterinary convention, one practitioner stressed the importance of recognizing these conditions and their ...

 

Pernix Therapeutics introduces Omeclamox-Pak® for the treatment of H. pylori ... 
News-Medical.net
We are pleased to offer patients suffering from H. pylori infection and duodenal ulcers with a new treatment option that we expect will be available by prescription in July 2012." Omeclamox-Pak® is a triple combination medication taken orally to treat ...

 

Feeding tubes may add to risk of pressure ulcers 
Nurse.com
Percutaneous endoscopic gastric feeding tubes, long assumed to help bed-bound dementia patients stave off or overcome pressure ulcers, may instead make the wounds more likely to develop or not improve, according to a study.

 

Hospitals Launch Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers as a Part of Federal ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
CHARLOTTE, NC, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hospitals participating in the Partnership for Patients initiative have launched a program to prevent pressure ulcers. The goal of the "sprint" program, conducted by the Premier healthcare alliance, ...

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Feeding tube may flare some ulcer risks 
Futurity: Research News
New research that finds feeding tubes are associated with an increased risk of ulcers may help families make better decisions regarding the care of bedridden dementia patients. (Credit: iStockphoto) BROWN (US) ? Gastric feeding tubes may do more harm ...
Feeding Tube Use in Dementia Patients Linked to Pressure Ulcers HealthLeaders Media
Feeding tubes worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients, study suggests McKnight's Long Term Care News

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PEG Tubes Linked to Increased Risk of New Pressure Ulcers 
Doctors Lounge
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes significantly increase the risk of new pressure ulcers and do not promote the healing of existing pressure ulcers in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment, according to a study ...

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A Rare Cause of a Leg Ulcer in a Patient With Diabetes 
Medscape
Ulcers in patients with diabetes are common, affecting around 15% of patients at some stage of their disease. [1] Osteomyelitis complicates up to a third of such cases, and ulcer and foot complications result in more hospital admissions than any other ...

 

Hospitals Launch Program to Prevent Pressure Ulcers as a Part of Federal ... 
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
The goal of the ?sprint? program, conducted by the Premier healthcare alliance, is to make rapid, sustainable performance improvements in pressure ulcer reduction. To do so, sprint participants will: Implement suggested tools and resources to improve ...

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Free Webinar on Using Braden Sub-Scores to Drive Effective Pressure Ulcer ... 
PR Web (press release)
WoundRounds®, the point-of-care wound management & prevention solution, is hosting a free webinar entitled, ?The Braden Scale for the Prediction of Pressure Ulcer Risk: A Practical Guide.? The webinar will be presented on Thursday, May 31, ...

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