http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- During the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, blast injuries resulting from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, and roadsides bombs took countless lives and left thousands of soldiers who managed to survive with devastating injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-platelet-rich-plasma-chronic-wounds-veterans.html Medical research Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:50:01 EST news240136247 A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University. Researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer Taylor, an assistant professor in Drexel's School of Public Health, found that safety climate was associated with both patient and nurse injuries, suggesting that patient and nurse safety may be linked outcomes. The study was published online in BMJ Quality and Safety in October. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-hospital-safety-climate-linked-patient.html Health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:03:09 EST news239904182 In an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane. Published in the open access journal Plos One, the study may contribute to improving the treatment of stomach ulcers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-strawberries-stomach-alcohol.html Other Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:18:23 EST news238760291 A UCSF study gives hope to those suffering from severe cases of bacterial corneal ulcers, which can lead to blindness if left untreated. The use of topical corticosteroids in a randomized controlled trial was found to be neither beneficial nor harmful in the overall patient population in the study. However, it helped patients who had more serious forms of bacterial corneal ulcers, according to UCSF researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-steroids-corneal-ulcers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:25:28 EST news238163103 Bacteria that cause stomach inflammation and ulcers were not detectable in tissue from inflamed and enlarged adenoids in children, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-bacteria-stomach-ulcers-enlarged-adenoids.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:36:20 EST news238088149 For all long-term care residents, pressure reduction foam mattresses were cost-effective 82% of the time compared to standard mattresses, with average savings of $115 per resident, the researchers showed. Foam cleansers for incontinence care would be cost-effective 94% of the time compared to soap and water, saving an average of $179 per resident. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-bedsores-long-term-homes-cost-effective.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:55:19 EST news236274908 Foam injections to treat varicose veins cause less pain for patients and could save NHS money compared with a popular alternative treatment, according to researchers at Imperial College London. The study found that foam therapy was over four times more cost-effective than laser treatment and allowed patients to resume normal activity sooner. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the European Vascular Society in Athens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-foam-varicose-veins-patients-cheaper.html Medical research Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:10:40 EST news236175012 Patients often take drugs to lower stomach acid and reduce the chances they will develop ulcers from taking their anti-inflammatory drugs for conditions such as arthritis, but the combination may be causing major problems for their small intestines, McMaster researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-gut-reaction-arthritis-drugs.html Medical research Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:43:31 EST news234109876 Hospitals could reduce health care costs arising from pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, by investing in pressure-reduction mattresses for elderly patients in emergency departments, according to new research from the University of Toronto. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-mattresses-hospital.html Health Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:46:42 EST news232814718 If you were the size of a bacterium, the lining of a stomach would seem like a rugged, hilly landscape filled with acid-spewing geysers, said Manuel Amieva, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunology. Stomach-dwelling bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, the cause of ulcers and some gastric cancers, must navigate through the treacherous terrain to find sanctuary in the mucous layer that coats the inside of the stomach. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-idea-disable-bug-ulcers-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:00:02 EST news232017822 Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium known to cause peptic ulcers, is also the primary cause of gastric cancer, which is a leading cancer killer globally. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-standard-drug-pylori-therapy-regimens.html Medications Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:57:07 EST news230353013 Among nursing home residents at high risk for pressure ulcers, black residents had higher prevalence rates than white residents from 2003 through 2008, with the disparity largely related to the higher rates among nursing homes that disproportionately serve black residents, according to a study in the July 13 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-prevalence-pressure-ulcers-black-high-risk.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:49:59 EST news229708189 The European Society of Cardiology (ESC Working Group on Thrombosis) is calling for greater attention to be paid by health care staff to reducing bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and for increased research in the field. The position paper, published online today in The European Heart Journal, summarises current knowledge regarding the epidemiology of bleeding in ACS and PCI, and provides a European perspective on management strategies to minimise the extent of bleeding and subsequent adverse consequences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-esc-greater-awareness-potential-adverse.html Cardiology Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:40:36 EST news228627623 (PhysOrg.com) -- Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-australians-smart-bandage.html Medical research Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:43:54 EST news226550605 The stomach bacteria responsible for ulcers could also play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease according to research presented today at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-ulcer-bacteria-contribute-parkinson-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 22 May 2011 12:43:33 EST news225286980 DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis in mice, according to a new study by University of Michigan Medical School scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dna-common-stomach-bacteria-minimizes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 05 May 2011 16:44:59 EST news223832641