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Same gender heart donor helps odds; lowered risk of dying in patients Updated: Matching a donor heart with a recipient of the same gender seems to boost the odds of survival.

A Laurel County boy is in critical condition at Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, with burns on half of his body.

MEET Rafika and Uswatun, the multimillion-dollar sisters who made doctors to think outside the box and triggered a revolution in burns treatment.

Adults should only let off fireworks in their own garden and they should follow the firework code: Only buy fireworks marked BS 7114.

York Pharma plc , the pharmaceutical company focused on the field of dermatology, announces that it has acquired certain of the assets and the continuing business of Celltran Limited from its administrators at ...

Have you ever had a flight so bad that it just ruined your whole vacation? An Air Canada passenger claims that a clumsy flight attendant spoiled her month-long vacation to Africa and Europe in 2006 when she ...

AUTUMN BLEW INTO the Gardens at Heather Farm this week, creating views of Mount Diablo that were as clear and crisp as the autumn air.

Can honey treat a wound? What a sweet idea. Smeared on a burn, the sticky elixir could reduce the time it takes for the wound to heal - up to four days sooner in some cases - a new review of studies suggests.

Since ancient times honey has been valued for its health benefits and is even mentioned in the Bible and it has had a prominent a role in the customs and diets of many cultures for centuries.

Researchers in New Zealand reviewed 19 clinical trials looking at the effects of honey on mild to moderate burns.

Can honey treat a wound? What a sweet idea. Smeared on a burn, the sticky elixir could reduce the time it takes for the wound to heal - up to four days sooner in some cases - a new review of studies suggests.

Natural honey can heal burns more quickly than some standard dressing treatments, a study has shown.

A cream commonly used to treat burns may actually delay healing. In addition, despite the wide range of wound dressings available for burns, there is no consensus on the most effective alternative treatment, ...

Submitted by News Staff on 7 October 2008 - 4:01pm. Public Health Honey may reduce healing times in patients suffering mild to moderate burn wounds., according to a systematic review by Cochrane Library ...

Feeling under the weather? If youa TMre sick of running to the drugstore and popping pills, these 10 inexpensive home remedies may be just the alternative youa TMre looking for.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, PA.; September 26, 2008 -- If you've ever had even a minor burn, you know they are painful.

Monday, 12pm: A CHIP pan fire at a property in Boston left a resident needing treatment for burns, according to Lincolnshire Fire and rescue.

Times Staff Writer patricia.mccarter@htimes.com Somehow, getting a presidential award made the big, burly pilot feel small.

DOCTORS treating Adelina Diaz, the woman who suffered third-degree burns after two TTEC lines fell on her on Tuesday, have advised that she can be treated locally.

They can do just about anything in a 1,200-square-foot vinyl tent. From suturing wounds to treating burns.