Health experts say respiratory illnesses, chronic wounds and swelling ... a bacterial infection that invades the skin and tissue underneath. It’s typically caused by an abrasion of the skin ...

Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the wound and thoroughly dry the skin ...

The New World Screwworm are larvae and maggots with ‘sharp mouth hooks’ that latch onto open wounds or live tissue on the ...

The treatment for a dog bite will depend on the size of the bite and where it's located on your body. Dog bite treatment may include: Antibiotics may be prescribed as a precaution for bites that cause ...

Piercing the ears of babies is a prevalent practice in many cultures worldwide. In Hispanic, Indian, and some African ...

Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood cells, dead tissues, and dead bacteria or fungi. Also called liquor puris or purulent exudate, it is produced as part ...

In late November, a surgeon at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre ... under the knife for another infection, but due to the long delay in stitching up the wound, she said she was told her ...

OG Maco, an Atlanta-based rapper who boasts a popular hit U Guessed It experienced a major health scare that he disclosed to his fans.

They looked at its effectiveness against bacteria such as golden staph, which can cause serious infections ... there's not much [bacterial] growth around the lemon myrtle," he said. "But wounds ...