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A woman is suing a health spa after a session in the solarium left her scarred for life with burns over 75 per cent of her body.A woman is suing a health spa after a session in the solarium left her scarred for... more
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Honey can heal mild to moderate burns, a recent systematic review by Cochrane Researchers has concluded. It might be useful as an alternative to traditional wound dressings in treating burns.
“We’re treating these results with caution, but it looks like honey can help speed up healing in some burns,” says lead researcher Dr. Andrew Jull, of the Clinical Trials Research Unit at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in a statement.
Honey has been used in wound treatment since ancient times. But why honey has such a good effect and the underlying mechanisms are unknown.
While honey may help the body remove dead tissue and provide a favorable environment for the growth of new, healthy tissue, current interest in medicinal honey focuses mostly on its antibacterial effects.
In the Cochrane review, researchers brought together data from 19 clinical trials involving 2,554 patients with a range of different wounds. Honey was more effective in reducing healing time compared to some gauze and film dressings that are often used to treat moderate burns.
However, the researchers were unable to show any clear benefits for the healing of grazes, lacerations, surgical wounds, or leg ulcers. They don’t advise using honey to treat other types of wounds.
“Health services should invest in treatments that have been shown to work,” says Dr Jull.
“But we will keep monitoring new research to try and establish the effect of honey.” Honey can heal mild to moderate burns, a recent systematic review by Cochrane... more
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Once the fire started, there was no emergency shut-off valve to turn off the propane and stop the fire from expanding
Once the fire started, there was no emergency shut-off valve to turn off the propane... more
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The four girls who are fighting for their lives after an explosion at their home have been labelled as 'being lucky to be alive' after the blaze ripped through their house.
The blast is now believed to have been the result of a large number of pressurised aerosol canisters in the bedroom the girls had been in.
Doctors said at least one of the teenagers, and probably more, would remain in Morriston Hospital, Swansea for some time and would need extensive surgery as the girls are suffering burns between 29% to 41% of their bodies.
The four girls who are fighting for their lives after an explosion at their home have... more
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