Latest burn Stories
BOSTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefighters from across New England will join burn survivors and supporters to lace up their sneakers to raise burn prevention awareness and to raise funds to support those who have been affected by burn injury at the first annual New England Walk for Burn Awareness. This event will held on Sunday, May 23rd at 10:00am at Castle Island in South Boston. Shriners Hospitals for Children® - Boston and the International Association of Fire Fighters Burn...
SAN DIEGO, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today revealed key findings of an exclusive study on the emerging fitness trend of Kranking. Conducted with the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, through its exercise and health program, the ACE study concluded that the Krankcycle, a new hand-powered exercise cycle that is similar...
Suit Claims Wartime Contractors Halliburton and KBR Knew Dangers of Burn Pit Exposure CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, announces today that it has joined forces with Burke PLLC to jointly pursue claims for clients in the KBR, Inc., Burn Pit multidistrict litigation. The MDL encompasses suits against defense contractors who allegedly jeopardized the health and safety of thousands of American...
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AlloSource, one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures and the world's largest processor of live cellular bone growth substitutes, has mobilized an effort to supply large amounts of allograft skin, used to treat and heal severe burns, to American hospitals treating victims of Haiti's devastating earthquakes. AlloSource and its network of organ procurement agencies have...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Aubrey Inc., an advanced wound care company, announced it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the AWBAT Plus product line in the United States. This represents a significant milestone for the company as it is the second product line to be launched in the company's two year history. The initial product line, AWBAT, continues to gain adoption in burn centers throughout the US and is planned for launch in...
NEWPORT COAST, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM) today announced the donation of a Fraxel re:store laser system to the Grossman Burn Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Grossman Burn Center, a worldwide leader in innovative treatment and care for burn patients and their families. The Fraxel re:store system will be used to reduce the appearance of scarring caused by traumatic thermal damage. "Solta Medical is pleased to donate a Fraxel re:store...
French researchers say they have discovered a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin, which could save the lives of serious burn victims. The breakthrough was made when the scientists used stem cells to make a patch of human skin on the back of a mouse. Stem cells are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a broad range of specialized cell types, meaning they also have the ability to develop into any human...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) today announced positive new top-line results from a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Caldolor (ibuprofen) Injection in treating fever in hospitalized burn patients. Statistical significance was achieved for the primary endpoint of reducing fever in burn patients over the first 24 hours of treatment. The study evaluated 61 adult burn patients with second or third degree burns...
Although nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population lives within 2 hours by ground or helicopter transport to a verified burn center, there is substantial state and regional variation in geographic access to these centers, according to a study in the October 28 issue of JAMA.More than 500,000 burn injuries occur in the United States each year, causing approximately 4,000 burn-related deaths, according to the American Burn Association. In addition, more than 40,000 patients are admitted to...
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