Skin ulcers are open sores resulting from impaired blood flow or prolonged pressure, commonly affecting legs and feet. Symptoms include redness, swelling, and crater-like wounds. Risk factors like ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 22 on December 2, 2024, entitled "Less frequent skin ...

Understanding Varicose Veins Varicose veins arise from a chronic circulatory disorder called chronic venous insufficiency ...

A Japanese study suggests that age and higher blood pressure significantly increase the risk for skin ulcers in patients with Werner syndrome (WS), while treatment with pioglitazone may offer ...

A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed "petticoat cancer," warn doctors in the ...

“[…] the results of this study indicate that pioglitazone might be useful in treating refractory skin ulcers, a typical condition that reduces the quality of life ...

Chronic diabetic skin ulcers are notoriously slow to heal, but an otherwise-wasted material may soon help change that. Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a ...

A 27-year-old male civil servant presented to a hospital in India with noduloulcerative lesions on both lower limbs. At presentation, the patient also had a low-grade continuous fever, malaise and ...

If you’ve had a blood clot in a vein, also known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), you could have symptoms that linger after you’ve recovered from the clot. It’s a condition called post-thrombotic ...

Surgical and respirator masks. Increased wear of face masks to prevent from COVID-19 infection, both by the public and healthcare workers, can lead to skin irritation and damage. Researchers from the ...