Stasis

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...

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Stasis in Medical Technology

Cardium Announces Completion of Patient Recruitment in Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Excellarate(TM) for the Potential Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

...ion from this study is also expected to support Cardium and TRC advancing into other important product opportunities including pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, bone injury repair and potentially other advanced therapeutic applications." About Cardium Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. and its su...

ULURU Inc. to Present Altrazeal(TM) Clinical Evidence and Advanced Therapeutic Research at the Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DFCon) 2009

...ollowing wound bed preparation. For all four patients, the time to healing was between one and four weeks and one patient's ulcer had been present in stasis for 24 weeks prior to Altrazeal(TM) treatment. Commenting on the results, Dr. Persich stated "Altrazeal(TM) represents a new generation of smart dres...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Agreement for Evidence Based Study for Diabetic Venous Ulcers

...vention, diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States alone," states Cathy Bradshaw, President of Wound Care Innovations. Venous stasis ulcers of the lower extremity is a common problem among diabetic patients and presents significant quality of life issues for them as well as tremendo...

Innocoll Provides a Progress Update on its Clinical Development Programs and Specialty Pharmaceutical Operations

...D is comprised almost entirely of purified type-I collagen protein and is clinically indicated in the US for the management of pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, diabetic ulcers, first and second degree burns, partial and full thickness wounds, and superficial injuries. Unlike alginates, hydrogels and h...

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Stasis in Medical Definition

Stasis (medicine)

... In medicine , stasis means the state in which the normal flow of a body liquid stops, for example the flow of blood through vessels or of intestinal contents through ...

Stasis in Medical Dictionary

Stasis dermatitis

... stasis dermatitis refers to the skin changes that occur in the leg as a result of " stasis " or blood pooling from insufficient venou...this fact sheet offers patients information about stasis dermatitis , including what it looks like, who g...

Papilledema

...ledema Definition Papilledema almost always presents... Papilledema ... The disc swelling in papilledema is the result of axoplasmic flow stasis with ... At first, papilledema may be present without affecting vision. ... An ophthalmologist uses an ophthalmoscope to diagnose papilledema...

Hemostasis

...ce Hemostasis Laboratory at Veripath is designed to ... 01 EXPLAIN THE BASIC CONCEPTS / PURPOSES OF HEMOSTASIS . Hemostasis (hemo = blood + stasis = stop, cease) is a process by which the body ... ...

Dermatitis

...om the experts at WebMD. ... Contact dermatitis typically causes the skin to develop a ... Contact dermatitis and other ... Individuals with stasis dermatitis are at high risk for ... immediate onset of dermatitis following initial exposure to ... Atopic dermatitis is a common, potential...

Stasis in Biological Technology

Cardium Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Review Recent Developments and Future Plans for the Excellarate(TM) Clinical Development Program

...etic ulcers, and also expand the potential applicability into a number of additional wound healing market opportunities, including pressure and venous stasis ulcers, as well as major surgical and serious trauma wounds. Cardium will hold a live conference call and webcast Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:...

Innocoll, Inc. Files 510 (k) Application for CollaRx Lidocaine Sponge

...ne Sponge for the management of painful wounds. It is estimated that each year 13 million patients worldwide suffer from chronic wounds (venous stasis ulcers, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, etc.) 35 percent of all chronic wounds do not heal within 5 years. Patients suffering from wound pain...

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces a Published Case Study

...ewhere in the world. CellerateRx(R) is FDA cleared for acute and chronic wounds which include but are not limited to: diabetic ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, ulcers due to arterial insufficiency, pressure ulcers stages I-IV, surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, superficial wounds, and 1st and 2nd degr...

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Obtains Production Rights for Nine New Drugs

...ent of fever, headaches and perennial allergic rhinitis; -- Compound Tablet of Red Sage Root: for activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis and angina; -- Compound Aminopyrine Tablets: for the treatment of fever and mild or moderate pain -- Vitamin B1 Tablets: as a supplement to prev...

EntreMed's ENMD-2076 Demonstrates Tumor Regression in Human Colon Cancer Model

... kinases linked to cancer and inflammatory diseases. ENMD-2076 demonstrated strong antitumor effects in a xenograft model of human colon cancer. Tumor stasis was seen at dose levels of 100 mg/kg/day, and tumor regression was observed at doses of 200 mg/kg ENMD-2076 per day. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magneti...

New Study Raises Questions About Prostate Cancer Therapies Targeting Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor

...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...

Genzyme Receives European CE Mark for Single-Treatment Synvisc-One(TM)

...should exercise caution when using Synvisc in patients allergic to avian proteins, feathers, or egg products; who have evidence of venous or lymphatic stasis in the leg to be treated; or who have severe inflammation in the knee joint to be treated. Patients should be advised to avoid strenuous or prolonged ...

Stratatech receives NIA grant

...ment of chronic skin ulcer conditions affecting the elderly, such as venous stasis and pressure ulcers. It is estimated that in the United States alone, more than 1,000,000 people annually suffer from either chronic venous stasis or pressure ulcers, with pain, infection and even amputation as complicatio...

Stratatech Receives another NIH Grant

...National Institute on Aging, for the development of cell-based gene therapy products for the treatment of chronic skin wounds such as diabetic, venous stasis and pressure ulcers, which are particularly problematic for the aged population. It is estimated that in the United States alone, millions of peopl...

Stasis in Biological Definition

Bone

... cells embedded in a calcium carbonate matrix that makes up the main bone material. In the event of a broken bone, the cells are brought out of semi- stasis to repair the matrix. Matrix comprises the other major constituent of bone. It has inorganic and organic parts. The inorganic is mainly crystalline...

Stasis in Biological Dictionary

Venous system

...ns, deep veins, ... A discussion on the causes and treatment of venous stasis ulcers. ... Venous stasis ulcers are a result of a poor functioning venous system . ... The aut...

Gene duplication

...ted by evolutionists as a mechanism for adding new information to the genome. Gene Duplication > Natural Selection > Fossil Evidence > stasis > ... that duplication has played a vital role in the evolution of new gene functions ... Gene duplication summary with 2 pages of enc...