Ancient cultures and physicians in past centuries spoke about the existence of a higher power named "life force". The inquiries about the possibilities and effective limits of this power touches more and more people today, even medical circles. Bruno Gr?ning (1906-1959) one of the best known healers in Europe, had a deep intuitive understanding and knowledge of this power. He pointed out the fo...

Introduction: Most fractures in elderly are fragility fractures occurring in osteoporotic bones. Delayed in treatment may cause morbidity and mortality with many complications and social burdens. Our previous clinical study had shown that the use of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) could provide a beneficial effect on complex fracture. This promising efficacy was further consolidated thr...

Background / Aims ClO2, the so-called “ideal biocide”, could also be applied as an antiseptic if it was understood why the solution’s rapid killing of microbes does not cause any harm to humans or to animals. Our aim was to study both theoretically and experimentally its reaction-diffusion mechanism to find the source of that selectivity. Methods ClO2 permeation measurements through protein mem...

OBJECTIVES The stomach is a sensitive digestive organ that is susceptible to exogenous pathogens from the diet. In response to such pathogens, the stomach induces oxidative stress, which might be related to the development of both gastric organic disorders such as gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastric cancer, and functional disorders such as functional dyspepsia. This study was accomplished to...

silymarin, an extract from silybum marianum, has been shown to have antioxidant properties. however, there is no scientific report on wound healing activity of the silymarin. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical administration of silymarin on excision wound healing in rats. excision wounds were made on the back of rats. rats were divided into three groups, as control,...

background: in developing new products for skin care and wound treatment, biocompatibility plays a major role in the choice of ingredients. thymol, an essential oil extracted from thyme plant, exhibits outstanding antibacterial properties, but more importantly, it proves to be much more compatible to skin cells in comparison to some conventionally used antibiotic drugs and chemicals. objective:...

conclusions the designed safe irrigator syringe seems to be applicable in wound irrigation and superior to the conventional devices regarding efficacy and user comfort. results all of the interns stated that the new device is quite applicable for wound washing and is easy to handle. nine interns believed that safe irrigator syringe is superior to the conventional devices regarding efficacy and ...