Volume 59 - Issue 5 - May 2013
Industry Insider
05/10/2013
Five products introduced in Singapore and Malaysia
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc’s (Petaluma, CA) partner, Dyamed Biotech Pte. Ltd, is initiating rollout of five new Microcyn® Technology-based products in Singapore and Malaysia, both in...
Five products introduced in Singapore and Malaysia
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc’s (Petaluma, CA) partner, Dyamed Biotech Pte. Ltd, is initiating rollout of five new Microcyn® Technology-based products in Singapore and Malaysia, both in...
Five products introduced in...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
05/10/2013
2013 AAWC Board of Directors election results
The AAWC thanks members of its Board of Directors and congratulates those newly elected or re-elected. These newly elected board members will serve a 2-year term from 2013–2015. All board...
2013 AAWC Board of Directors election results
The AAWC thanks members of its Board of Directors and congratulates those newly elected or re-elected. These newly elected board members will serve a 2-year term from 2013–2015. All board...
2013 AAWC Board of Directors...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
05/10/2013
This month, Ostomy Wound Management highlights the scope of practice of an ostomy clinic and the individuals dedicated to providing quality care to a previously underserved community.
Patients must have access to an ostomy nurse specialist...
This month, Ostomy Wound Management highlights the scope of practice of an ostomy clinic and the individuals dedicated to providing quality care to a previously underserved community.
Patients must have access to an ostomy nurse specialist...
This month, Ostomy Wound...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
05/10/2013
In the February 2013 “Continence Coach,” Nancy Muller discussed pelvic floor pain syndrome in chronic pelvic pain (CPP).1 Pelvic muscle pain has several aliases and implies a pain source from the myofascial structures of the pelvis that...
In the February 2013 “Continence Coach,” Nancy Muller discussed pelvic floor pain syndrome in chronic pelvic pain (CPP).1 Pelvic muscle pain has several aliases and implies a pain source from the myofascial structures of the pelvis that...
In the February 2013...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
05/10/2013
Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains. — Kahlil Gibran
Linda and Ken. The Auketts. The global champions for people living with an ostomy. Tireless...
Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains. — Kahlil Gibran
Linda and Ken. The Auketts. The global champions for people living with an ostomy. Tireless...
Oh heart, if one should say to...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
05/10/2013
Not unlike scientific research, investigative journalism takes time, perseverance, and pursuit of the evidence. While pressure to follow a 24-hour news cycle and the number of ways to access that information has grown, the size of the...
Not unlike scientific research, investigative journalism takes time, perseverance, and pursuit of the evidence. While pressure to follow a 24-hour news cycle and the number of ways to access that information has grown, the size of the...
Not unlike scientific...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
05/10/2013
Abstract
High levels of persistent bacteria may contribute to wound chronicity and delayed healing. A prospective study was conducted to: 1) evaluate the effect of applying vancomycin topically on appropriately cultured chronic lower leg...
Abstract
High levels of persistent bacteria may contribute to wound chronicity and delayed healing. A prospective study was conducted to: 1) evaluate the effect of applying vancomycin topically on appropriately cultured chronic lower leg...
Abstract
High levels of...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
05/10/2013
Abstract
Ramadan fasting is an Islamic obligation for healthy Muslims after the age of puberty. Persons with an acute or chronic disease may be excused from this obligation; the degree of the disease is an important parameter for not...
Abstract
Ramadan fasting is an Islamic obligation for healthy Muslims after the age of puberty. Persons with an acute or chronic disease may be excused from this obligation; the degree of the disease is an important parameter for not...
Abstract
Ramadan fasting is...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
05/10/2013
Abstract
Persons with leg ulcers, including venous ulcers, often report pain. A cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted among 61 patients receiving care in an urban clinic (31 with and 30 without a venous ulcer, mean age 54 years...
Abstract
Persons with leg ulcers, including venous ulcers, often report pain. A cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted among 61 patients receiving care in an urban clinic (31 with and 30 without a venous ulcer, mean age 54 years...
Abstract
Persons with leg...
05/10/2013
Wound Management & Prevention