Stasis in Medical News

Migraine Patients Suffer From Gastric Stasis

Gastric stasis is generally suffered by people afflicted by migraine, according to a recent issue of the Headache. A delay in the emptying of the // stomach is also not uncommon among such patients during the migraine attack. The attack is not made worse as a result of the gastric stasis, as it was...

Understanding Lung Cancer Metastasis

Around 165,000 cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in the United States annually, and of these, 20 percent to 25 percent are classified // as small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Prognosis for these patients is poor, and the disease frequently travels to the brain and central nervous system. The pro...

Paper Highlights Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Medical-Grade Honey in Topical Wound Care

...iences Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI.OB), are indicated for the management of lightly to heavily exuding wounds such as: diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis leg ulcers, arterial leg ulcers, leg ulcers of mixed etiology, pressure ulcers (I-IV), first and second degree burns, donor sites, traumatic and surgi...

Cardium Reports on New Excellarate(TM) Product Formulations to Expand Commercialization Potential Into Multiple Wound Healing Applications

...dditional wound healing market opportunities, including pressure and venous stasis ulcers, as well as major surgical and serious trauma wounds. (Logo: ...million pressure ulcers, 3.6 million diabetic ulcers and 3.3 million venous stasis and arterial ulcers. The ability to effectively address even a small propo...

China Medicine Announces Record Fourth Quarter and 2008 Results

... used for the treatment of coughs, accounted for 5.66% of revenue; Xueshuantong injection, which is used to improve blood circulation, remove vascular stasis and dilate blood vessels, accounted for about 5.44% of revenues; Cinepazide maleate injection, which is used in the treatment of vascular sclerosis, a...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Negotiations to Acquire BioPharma Management Technologies, Inc.

...gen product and is FDA cleared for acute and chronic wounds which include but are not limited to: diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers stage I-IV, venous stasis ulcers, ulcers due to arterial insufficiency, surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, superficial wounds, and 1st and 2nd degree burns. "In 2008, the comp...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of 510k

...cal use in the management of chronic and acute wounds and dermal ulcers including the management of: -- Pressure Ulcers (Stages I-IV) -- Venous stasis Ulcers -- Diabetic Ulcers -- First and Second Degree Burns -- Surgical Wounds -- Traumatic wounds -- Superficial Wounds -- Ulcers resulting from...

CHEST 2008: Featured abstracts

...o 18 cm/s with exercise. Researchers suggest that ankle exercise may reduce stasis in bedridden patients, and it also may reduce stasis while sitting, especially during prolonged air travel. #6480 INSOMNIA D...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Products to Be Registered in Taiwan

...cute and chronic wounds which include but are not limited to pressure ulcers (stages I-IV), traumatic wounds, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, venous stasis ulcers, ulcers due to arterial insufficiency, superficial wounds, and 1st and 2nd degree burns. Its ease of application can increase patient complianc...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Filing of a 510K

...acute and chronic wounds which include but are not limited to pressure ulcers (stage I-IV), traumatic wounds, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, venous stasis ulcers, ulcers due to arterial insufficiency, superficial wounds, and 1st and 2nd degree burns. "We are very excited about the next generation product...

Oregon Cosmetic Vein Center Opens in Portland, Among First on West Coast to Offer Brand New, FDA-Approved Procedures and Technologies

...herapy) and Spectra VRM Laser Vein Removal. These minimally-invasive procedures correct issues including spider veins, varicose veins, ropey veins and stasis dermatitis, with quick treatments that require virtually no downtime. Dr. Day established the OCVC in recognition of the need for dedicated, advance...

A rare case of ischemic colitis caused by chronic venous insufficiency

...ainage might have been balanced for a long time because of numerous abdominal venous collaterals. A possible breakage of this balance may cause venous stasis and relative ischemia of the gastrointestinal tract. Long-term follow-up is needed, as there is little information in the literature regarding the...

Study raises questions about prostate cancer therapies targeting IGF-1

...e normal mouse prostate caused the cells to proliferate and become hyperplastic. Although persistent loss of IGF-1R expression ultimately induced cell stasis and death, both of these processes are regulated by the tumor suppressor gene p53 that is commonly mutated in human prostate cancers. Hence the resear...

Living Cell Treatment Heals Diabetic Foot Sores Fast

... to heal," said Ida Moses. "It was amazing! It just healed so quickly." Apligraf is a living bi-layered skin substitute that is used to treat venous stasis ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers when conventional therapy does not work. Like normal skin, Apligraf consists of living cells and structural proteins. ...

NovaBay announces third quarter 2007 financial results

...inor irritations of the skin, and moistening, debriding and irrigating acute and chronic dermal lesions, such as stage I-IV pressure ulcers, stasis ulcers, leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, post-surgical wounds, first and second degree burns, and abrasions and minor irritations of the sk...

Antegrade bowel intussusception can cause recurrent, chronic postoperative intestinal obstruction

... retrospect, suggest transient short bowel segment intussusceptions. The authors postulate that this complication may be a severe variant of Roux-en-Y stasis syndrome. The myoelectric activity of the Roux limb is often dysfunctional, split and retrograde and of high amplitude. It is possible that the intuss...

Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Potency of Platinum Chemotherapy

...e to platinum chemotherapy. "Our finding that PPAR-gamma activation dramatically increases the efficacy of carboplatin, potentially causing tumor stasis or even tumor shrinkage could represent a significant advance in chemotherapy," the researchers wrote. ...

“Don’t fear long haul flights!” Vascular surgeon tells travelrs

...rson spends long hours in front of the computer. Basically when a person spends hours without any activity, in a seated position, there is a lot of stasis of blood (pooling of blood) in his lower limbs and this predisposes to clot formation in his long veins. This clot can get detached and become mobile ...