Burns News

MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Use of home oxygen in the United States has risen over the past decade, which has led to an increase in the number of patients with medical oxygen-related burn injuries, according to experts at the Burn Center a...

SUNDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- No doubt about it: Fireworks are a delight, filling the summer air with dazzling colors and deafening sounds. But they also can be a danger. Thousands of people every year are harmed by fireworks, many of them ma...

FRIDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- You might have seen J.R. Martinez on ABC's All My Children, where he plays an Iraq War vet with severe burns across much of his body who led his fiancée to believe he was dead rather than reveal his injuries. Ma...

SATURDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Falls, bicycle crashes, burns, motorized vehicle accidents and near-drownings are the leading causes of hospitalization for American children during the summer, experts say. These types of incidents are both p...

TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 80 percent of Americans live within two hours by ground or helicopter transport of a verified burn center, but there are significant regional variations in access to these centers, a new study finds. A v...

TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- After a long day last year, Danette McKinney asked her husband, Shawn, to check on the roast she had in the oven. As he opened the door, Shawn didn't see their 1-year-old daughter toddle up beside him. The littl...

THURSDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- It's a photo that many credit with helping to end the Vietnam War: A 9-year-old girl, naked and in obvious pain, runs through a street after suffering napalm burns over much of her body. What the iconic photo...

THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that some medication skin patches can cause burns if worn while patients undergo an MRI. Thursday's warning applies to brand name and generic patches and t...