Burns News

The John A. Burns Foundation gave $1.7 million to the University of Hawaii medical school to establish a scholarship fund for first-year medical students, the UH Foundation announced.

With only three more sleeps until the inaugural Pemberton Festival kicks off on Friday, it's time to mentally and physically prepare for three days of rockin' out.

Veterinarian Kevin Willitts gently unwraps bandages from the paw of a bear cub, carefully treating the 6-month-old bruin's burns.

Sakhalin teenager Volodya Novikov, who was severely injured in the fire and brought to a burns treatment center on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, underwent the 20-percent skin transplantation during the first ...

DOCTORS are urging parents to reduce the risk of burns in the home, following an alarming increase in burns in children.

Patients at San Fernando General Hospital requiring neurosurgery or treatment for burns are now at risk, following a breakdown between the surgeons and the medical director of the institution.

' Home Depot, 6100 Mahoning Ave., will have a car show in the parking lot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8 to raise money for Ross Linert, the Austintown police officer injured in a fiery rear-end collision last ...

For the medical staff at Red Cross Children's Hospital, the start of winter carries with it a threat - a significant rise in the number of children who will need treatment for burns.

What is the most effective topical treatment for severe sunborn? Can hydrocortisone cream be used? Answer: The CKS guideline on burns and scalds contains a clinical scenario on the management of epidermal burns ... via NLH Question Answering Service

“We believe such research will form the basis of first-aid burns treatment guidelines for the rest of the world.”

Cold, running water remains the best first-aid treatment for burns, but it's not known why, a medical conference has been told. via The West Australian

An elderly woman needed hospital treatment for burns after being rescued from her blazing flat yesterday afternoon. via This is Wiltshire

It's all systems go for Samdaye Hanooman as she is being prepped for surgery today at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. via Newsday

“As a former volunteer firefighter and now a pediatrician at the Penn State Children's Hospital, I know that it is essential to quickly and consistently cool the area when a child gets burned”

Of all the items that should be in a well-stocked kitchen, first aid treatments might be the most important. via Health News Digest

Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas on The Early Show Wednesday Painful Beauty Accidents Applying beauty products may come with hazards, including skin infections, curling iron burns and eye injuries. via CBS News

“Using the Wii is a way of significantly improving movement, while not seeing the activity as therapy, which helps motivate them. Wii can also be done at home, so patients are able to continue their own personal therapies.”

Using the Wii helps bring back flexibility - and it also makes physio an enjoyable experience. via Digital Trends

“The reason why Manuka Honey is more effective in destroying bacteria is because Manuka Honey has the ability to draw water out of the bacteria, making it impossible for the bacteria to survive”

Honey could be the new antibiotic, according Honeymark International, manufacturer of health care products containing Active Manuka Honey as a healing agent. via PR-inside.com

“This is painless, there's no injection because there's no invasion, we're not making any holes or taking tissue”

The Royal Adelaide Hospital will use a new laser-guided microscope to treat burns. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A seventh-grade student in Michigan was taken to the hospital Wednesday after a hand-held video game system in his pocket overheated, it was reported. via Earth Times

Skin and burns treatment company Clinical Cell Culture Ltd will merge with Visiomed Group Ltd after Visiomed security holders unanimously voted in favour of the deal in Perth. via The Age

A special type of honey is being used as a main ingredient in wound care products due to the presence of strong antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. via PR-inside.com