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... and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD). Legs for ...
Source:MediLexicon
Date:September 5, 2008
... double-blind study will assess the safety and efficacy of the product on the healing rates of non-infected diabetic ulcers of the lower extremity. Assuming FDA approval, the Company expects to complete enrollment in early 2009. The phase IIa study ...
Source:Business Wire
Date:September 4, 2008
You've never heard of venous leg ulcers? Well, you're not alone. Results from a recent study reveal that 91 per cent of Canadians haven't either and yet 500,000 people in Canada are suffering from the condition ...
Source:NewsCanada
Date:September 3, 2008
Novel Total Contact Casts offer a transformational technology for the management of diabetic foot ulcers PRINCETON, N.J., Aug.
Source:PR Newswire
Date:August 27, 2008
... been a push in recent years to curb hospital errors, which can range from egregious mistakes like amputating the wrong leg to understandable oversights like not turning a sickly patient enough times to prevent bedsores, or pressure ulcers. But the ...
Source:The Gazette
Date:August 23, 2008
The risk of having a foot or leg amputated remains high among patients with type 1 or "insulin-dependent" diabetes, according to findings from a Swedish study.
Source:MedlinePlus
Date:August 20, 2008
... appeal. "Some things are going to be more clear-cut than others," he said. "If you were supposed to amputate the right leg and you amputated the left, there's no gray area." What could be disputed, he noted, is a patient arriving at the hospital ...
Source:Philadelphia Business Journal
Date:August 11, 2008
... a wheelchair. In the time it takes to read this article, at least one person around the world will have lost a foot or leg due to diabetic foot complications. Up to 85% of amputations are preceded by foot ulcers. Careful blood sugar control can slow ...
Source:Health News Digest
Date:August 10, 2008
... she is now paying the price. Flo has also been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and osteoarthritis (of the back and leg) - two painful conditions which have plagued her for the past few years to the point where she was nearly bed-ridden. Both ...
Source:The Nation
Date:August 9, 2008
... diabetes and high cholesterol. Adults with PAD can develop critical limb ischemia, a condition that causes severe ulcers on their feet and legs. No drugs effectively treat the condition, and only a few treatments can delay or prevent the need for ...
Source:LancasterOnline
Date:August 8, 2008
... with the disease, which causes multiple health problems such as jaundice, severely painful joints, slow growth, leg ulcers and even death. Blacks, Hispanics and people of Asian descent are mostly affected by the blood disorder and should be screened ...
Source:St Croix Source
Date:November 30, 2007
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