Derma Sciences Announces Numerous Clinical Presentations on MEDIHONEY(TM) Wound & Burn Dressings at Upcoming SAWC ...( Evidence Base for MEDIHONEY(T...),Health

Evidence Base for MEDIHONEY(TM) Dressings Continues To Grow

PRINCETON, N.J., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a provider of advanced wound care products, announced today that seven abstracts detailing the clinical usage of its newly released MEDIHONEY Wound & Burn Dressings with Active Leptospermum Honey were accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care conference, held this year between April 24 - 27 in San Diego, CA. Additionally, the company has announced that two of the abstracts will be presented as oral presentations to a general assembly of the conference attendees.

Chairman and CEO Ed Quilty said, "MEDIHONEY dressings continue to receive positive levels of acceptance by clinicians worldwide and has become the most talked about treatment for hard-to-heal wounds in many forums. Having several abstracts related to MEDIHONEY dressing accepted in the largest annual international conference of its kind validates our very high expectations, and helps to further our goal of advancing wound care by uncovering technological innovations, empowering caregivers, and focusing on unmet patient needs."

The abstracts include the following:

"The Importance of Medical Grade Honey Rather than Table Honey in the Treatment of Wounds"; Cooper RA, Jenkins L, Rowlands R. (oral presentation)

"The Inhibition of Biofilms of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa with Manuka Honey"; Cooper RA, Jenkins L, Rowlands R. (oral presentation)

"Manuka Honey Alginate Wound Dressing Facilitates Healing Of Chronic Diabetic Lower Extremity Ulcerations"; Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Arthur Tallis, DPM, Cherese Thomas-Ramoutar, DPM, Edward Tierney, DPM.

"Comparison of Honey-Impregnated Calcium Alginate Dressings to Non-Impregnated Calcium Alginate Dressings on Wound Healing"; Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, CWOCN; Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Bristol Hospita
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