New Rochelle, NY, January 10, 2012The rapidly advancing field of tissue injury and repair has an important new forum. Advances in Wound Care will report the latest research findings, innovative wound care strategies, industry product pipeline, and developments in biomaterials and skin and tissue regeneration to optimize patient ...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The rapidly advancing field of tissue injury and repair has an important new forum. Advances in Wound Care will report the latest research findings, innovative wound care strategies, industry product pipeline, and developments in biomaterials and skin and tissue regeneration to optimize patient outcomes.

A team of plastic and orthopedic surgeons achieved a high success rate in limb salvage-minimizing the need for amputations-among patients injured in last year's devastating earthquake in Haiti, reports a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic ...

As a nationally recognized healthcare organization, home to one of the most advanced vascular interventional practices in the country, Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) handles approximately 3,300 cath lab patients annually. Patients from all over the country come to TGMC for interventional treatment for conditions associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Removal of the prostate gland often eradicates early-stage cancer. But patients whose cancer has spread may need to follow up with what is known as salvage radiation therapy. Researchers at Fox Chase have now determined a better way to monitor outcomes after this procedure.

Physicians are often inclined to base their clinical decisions on their own knowledge and experience and "tend to be inconsistent in decision-making" (1-3). However, clinical choices are susceptible to a delicate equilibrium of benefits and potential complications (4, 5), for which numerous variables have to be taken into account. In ...

Research published in the March issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether differences existed in tolerance and efficacy between patients age 70 and over and younger patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving salvage targeted therapy with epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) or ...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 22 /- Monarch Labs LLC, the exclusive supplier of Medical Maggots(TM) in the United States, announced today that its Laboratory Director and co-founder, Dr. Ronald Sherman, will attend the Diabetic Limb Salvage conference in Washington, DC, from September 24 to September 26. At Monarch's table display, Dr. ...