http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- At the recent Interscience Conference on Anti-Microbial Agents and Chemotherapy, Dr. Lawrence Eron from the University of Hawaii presented his results on the use of maggots to heal diabetic wounds. The small trial treated 37 diabetic patients with 27 showing successful outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-maggots-diabetic-wounds.html Medical research Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:32:26 EST news236338324 Bloodstream infections in newborns can lead to serious complications with substantial morbidity and mortality. What's more, the pathogens responsible for neonatal infections have changed over time. In recent years, however, antibiotic prophylaxis given to at-risk mothers has reduced the incidence of early-onset group B streptococcal infections among their babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-streptococci-coli-newborns-sepsis.html Health Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:25:53 EST news222924324