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Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Proper Care Can Prevent Amputations in Diabetic Foot Infections
Diabetic foot infections are the most common problem which can result in lower extremity amputations. But proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released b...

Quadruple Limb Transplant Meets With Failure in Turkey
A patient in Turkey who underwent what was touted as the world's first quadruple limb transplant has lost both the arms and legs due to metabolic complications. Fifty-two doctors from An...

Found! Elusive Platelet Count and Limb Development Gene
An elusive gene responsible for Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii (TAR), a rare inherited blood and skeletal disorder has been discovered by researchers. As a result, this research is now b...

Turkey Surgeons Perform World's First Quadruple Limb Transplant
Turkish doctors claim to have carried out world's first successful quadruple limb transplant operation at a hospital in Ankara. "In such a big organ transplant... more than 50 percent of...

Sharp Drop Observed in Number of Lower Limb Amputations Due to Diabetes
A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care reveals that the number of lower limb amputations due to diabetes has dropped by more than 65 percent over the last 12 years. Researchers ...

Sprinters and Non-sprinters Have Different Foot and Ankle Structures
Human sprinters and non-sprinters portray different skeletal structure of the foot and ankle. According to Stephen Piazza, associate professor of kinesiology, the research is the first t...

FDA Clears Cardium�s Excellagen For Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Cardium Therapeutics announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market and sell the Company�s new Excellagen� professional-use, ster...

Poor Footwear Choices Increase Foot Impairment and Disability in Gout Patients
Gout patients who make poor footwear choices experience higher foot-related pain, impairment and disability, a new study found. New research shows that use of poor footwear is common amo...

Women With Big Feet Tend to Lie About Foot Size
Nearly 82 per cent of women with big feet, size eight and above, are not too comfortable with their big feet, so they often lie about it. More than three-quarters bought shoes online t...

Foot Positioning - Key to Ankle Sprains
The position of the foot before the ground contact during running and walking may put people at risk of ankle sprains, suggests University of Georgia kinesiology researcher. Cathleen Bro...

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