Artificial finger brings us closer to prosthetic limbs with a sense of touch:
Italian International Charcot Symposium: Amputation Prevention Alla Bolognese
Thanks again to Luca Dalla Paola and colleagues for a splendid symposium on Charcot arthropathy in Bologna. Like the very best meetings do, this one recharges ones' professional batteries with new vigor and ideas to try to make a difference. Cheers, -DGA
Google World Wonders Project: Wander Wonders from Street View
Now this is where Google Maps should have been headed all along. Bravo.
Fighting diabetic amputation at Temple University with Stem Cells
Fighting diabetic amputation | News - Home: Worldwide, an amputation is performed every 30 seconds on a person with diabetes. Right now researchers are testing a new way to improve circulation and save limbs with a patient’s own cells.Nerve damage and poor circulation in diabetics’ feet can lead to ulcers. If not treated the toe,... Continue Reading →
Protein may be key to psoriasis and wound care
Protein may be key to psoriasis and wound care:
Shackled in leg irony: black humor in images of lower limb amputations from the Wellcome Library
Wellcome Library: Shackled in leg irony: black humour of the lower limb:This is a superb collection of gallows humor and, more often than night, gives cause for pause that every 20 seconds, someone loses a leg because of diabetes. Surely we can do better to reduce this burden.
FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications
FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications: "FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications"'via Blog this'
FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications
FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications: "FirstVitals Health and Wellness, Inc. awarded $4 Million CMS Innovation Grant for Unique Telehealth Diabetes Progam Focused on Glycemic Control and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications"'via Blog this'
Could a sugar substitute help wounds heal?
Xylitol has been in use (particularly in the EU) for some time as a low-calorie sugar substitute. It also has made its way into chewing gum as a way to inhibit Streptococcus mutans and inhibit biofilm anchoring/maturation. Perhaps it is this later characteristic that might make it helpful in the treatment of chronic wounds in... Continue Reading →
BBC News – Diabetes UK Cymru campaign to reduce limb amputations
BBC News - Diabetes UK Wales campaign to reduce limb amputations:
