burns are known as one of the most common forms of injury with devastating consequences. despite the discovery of several antiseptics, burn wound healing has still remained a challenge to modern medicine. herbal products seem to possess moderate efficacy with no or less toxicity and are less expensive compared to synthetic drugs. burn is a well-known disorder in iranian traditional medicine (it...

introduction elderly is a period of human life cycle. men need especial heath and spiritual care in aging stage.elder sanatorium is one of care providers introduced for aging people nursery and accommodation. elder sanatoriums are symbols of aging people isolation in iran. it is reflect of society tendency to ostracizethis class of society. loneliness, boredom, frustration and helpless imposed ...

OBJECTIVES Biofield energy healing involves controversial concepts, and although numerous controlled trials have evaluated the effects, little attention has been paid to the phenomenon from the perspective of the therapists themselves. DESIGN Qualitative research. SETTINGS/LOCATION Large Midwest metropolitan area. Interviews were generally conducted in the therapists' place of business. S...

Baltimore, M.D. Summary: The relationship between nutrition and wound healing–-after injury or surgical intervention–-has been recognized for centuries. There is no doubt that adequate carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake is required for healing to take place, but research in the laboratory has suggested that other specific nutritional interventions can have significant beneficial effects on w...

Impaired angiogenesis contributes to delayed wound healing in aging. Hyaluronan (HA) has a close relationship with angiogenesis and wound healing. However, HA content decreases with age. In this study, we used high molecular weight HA (HMW-HA) (1650 kDa), and investigated its effects on wound healing in old rats by local injection. We found that HMW-HA significantly increases proliferation, mig...

Trifluorothymidine (TFT) and adenine arabinoside (ara-A) are effective antiviral drugs with a very low toxicity for the cornea. In our study no difference between these 2 drugs in antiviral activity was noted. The average healing time for TFT was 11-14 days and for ara-A 10-54 days. These data differ markedly from those of other studies. This was the result of the use of additional criteria for...

Diabetes mellitus is one of the major contributors to chronic wound healing problems. When diabetic patients develop an ulcer, they become at high risk for major complications, including infection and amputation. The pathophysiologic relationship between diabetes and impaired healing is complex. Vascular, neuropathic, immune function, and biochemical abnormalities each contribute to the altered...

In this work we rationalize the relationship between polymer architecture, energy stored during scratch damage, entropy release healing and gap closure of scratches.