Benefits of massage to treat burn patients
Thermal injury can cause severe physical and psychologic trauma. And, these patients commonly have severe itching and pain. Researchers at...
Melatonin cream protects from radiation burns in breast cancer patients
Redness, tenderness, and swelling of the skin are common during radiotherapy for breast cancer. Melatonin-based creams protect from these effects...
Music therapy to aid burn dressing changes
Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University School of Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio, studied the effect of music therapy on pain,...
Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk. And the tanning industry disputes the findings.
Massage to treat pruritus in burn patients
Itchiness is a common and distressing problem among patients with burn wounds. In a recent review, researchers from the UK...
Music and exercise in children with severe burns
Researchers from Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas studied the effects of adding music and exercise to a rehabilitation...
Honey to treat wounds
 In some cases, it might speed healing, according to this review from The Cochrane Library.
FDA acts against papain
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered companies to stop marketing unapproved drug products that contain papain for...
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...