Maggot therapy for wound debridement
Researchers at the Universitaire de Caen, in France, studied the effects of bagged larvae on wound debridement compared with conventional...
Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
Diabetic patients face lower limb amputation when lesion on the foot or leg don”t heal. During the meeting of the...
Are maggots cost-effect for leg ulcers?
No, according to researchers in the UK who conducted the VenUS II study. But should that be the ultimate measure...
Maggots, and leeches, and honey, oh my!
In this time of MRSA (methacillin-resistant Staph aureus) skin infections, Medscape reviews 3 CAM wound treatment options. Here are the...
Using maggots to clean wounds
We’re talking about the soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of certain flies. Their benefits include cleaning the wound...