Health Res Policy Syst
April 2023
Given the many challenges facing healthcare access in many developing countries and the added limitations observed in emergencies like COVID-19 pandemic, the authors here discuss an alternative and feasible approach to overcome all these limitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major healthcare problem, commonly associated with older people, patients who are bedbound and patients with diabetes. The impact of PUs can decrease patients' quality of life, and lead to high morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we aimed to describe a novel PU model that simulates pressure ulcers in humans to provide a research tool for new drug testing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major healthcare problem, commonly associated with older people, patients who are bedbound and patients with diabetes. The impact of PUs can decrease patients' quality of life, and lead to high morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we aimed to describe a novel PU model that simulates pressure ulcers in humans to provide a research tool for new drug testing.
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October 2020
Diabetic wound infections and pressure ulcers pose a significant challenge to healthcare providers worldwide. The current study provides new and innovative wound care products that reduce inflammation, clear infection, and improve healing in an animal model of pressure ulcers in diabetic rats. Ointment, hydrogel, and nanofiber dressings were synthesized using 5% turmeric, 1% oregano, and 1% chitosan nanoparticles and tested for antibacterial and cytotoxicity , and wound healing effects .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerbal remedies have been used for centuries to ameliorate complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study is to compare the effects of the oral curcumin supplement versus parenteral administration of turmeric extract on diabetic complications in a streptozocin (STZ) diabetic model. STZ DM rats received low and high doses turmeric extract intraperitoneally as well as oral curcumin.
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