The healing powers of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Sep 10, 2008
The benefits of hyperbaric medicine were also observed for air or gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, clostridial myositis and myonecrosis (gas gangrene), crash injuries, compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic ischemia, enhancement of healing in selected wound problems (eg; diabetic wounds), exceptional blood loss (anemia), intracranial abscess, necrotizing soft-tissue infections, osteomyelitis (infection of the bone), radiation therapy complications, skin grafts and thermal burns.... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Man of Steel Aug 29, 2008
Nichols, who is a territory manager for Cybex International, Inc., began lifting weights back in 1986 as a means of rehabbing his right arm from a bad case of osteomyelitis, a bone marrow infection. The infection was so bad that his surgeon said there was an 80 percent chance he'd have to amputate it. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Marilyn Sanders Fund Aug 13, 2008
The event was to help the Sanders family pay for treatment of osteomyelitis, with which Marilyn was diagnosed in July. Our reach was far, out of the county even, said Pauline Bacoccini, an event organizer. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
More severe bone infections, health complications in children linked to MRSA, researchers find Jun 30, 2008
Acute osteomyelitis, a bone infection that predominantly occurs in children, is usually caused by the staph bacteria ... Recently, however, more children with osteomyelitis have been developing the more severe, antibiotic-resistant, community-associated MRSA, resulting in more complications and prolonged antibiotic therapy and hospital stays ... "This is a different strain that patients acquire in the community. Now, we see kids with osteomyelitis who have bone abscesses in the legs and who get... (EurekAlert!)
Man pleads guilty to church killings after having conviction thrown out Jun 7, 2008
Babin said Miller, besides being paralyzed from the shooting, also is afflicted with osteomyelitis of his pelvis. Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory bone disease. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Video: Major Independent Trial Demonstrates Significant Anticancer Benefit of Zometa(R) in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Jun 1, 2008
Many reports of ONJ involved patients with signs of local infection, including osteomyelitis. Cancer patients should maintain good oral hygiene and should have a dental examination with preventive dentistry prior to treatment with bisphosphonates. (PR Newswire)
Targanta Announces Highlights of Oritavancin Data to Be Presented at the 18th ECCMID Apr 19, 2008
Persistence of S. aureus infection has been associated with the presence of SCVs in a variety of clinical situations including cystic fibrosis, osteomyelitis, and device-associated infections. These SCVs are thought to be protected from the effects of antibiotics due to their intracellular location. (BusinessWire)
Shriner paper sale will be May 3rd. Apr 17, 2008
The money raised will go to support the funding of nineteen Shriner Orthopedic hospitals that treat children with club feet, curved spines, tuberculosis spines and joints, bow legs, post contagious infantile paralysis, osteomyelitis and any disease or deformity that comes within bone and joint surgery. Children who suffer from severe burns are also treated at Shriners Burn Institute in Ohio. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
Hib affects only humans Apr 16, 2008
Other less frequent complications include blood infection (septicaemia), bone infection (osteomyelitis), septic arthritis and infection of the membrane around the heart (pericarditis). Hib infections are treated with antibiotics. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ready, willing and able Apr 7, 2008
She was plagued with osteomyelitis throughout her high school years. Everybody wants to be accepted for who they are, and junior high and high school days can be kind of cruel, she said, but she worked through that often, with humor. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
FDA Approves Additional Indication for Astellas' MYCAMINE(R) Jan 23, 2008
MYCAMINE has not been adequately studied in patients with endocarditis, osteomyelitis and meningitis due to Candida infections. MYCAMINE can be used concomitantly with a number of other drugs, including the HIV protease inhibitor ritonavir and the transplant medications cyclosporine and tacrolimus with no alteration in the pharmacokinetics of MYCAMINE. Patients should be monitored for sirolimus, nifedipine or itraconazole toxicity if receiving these drugs in combination with MYCAMINE and their... (PR Newswire)
Now she’s telling her story in hopes of changing the law. Jan 10, 2008
That s when they found out I had osteomyelitis, she said. Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone caused by a Staphylococcus 3 infection ... Because of a lack of coordinated care, the Staph 3 infection escalated into a bone infection, Harvey said in the video, below, called Osteomyelitis. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
'Happy' girl left to die in dust Nov 29, 2007
"(This case) is a classic textbook description of what happens with osteomyelitis," orthopedic surgeon Peter Sharwood told Darwin Magistrate's Court via video-link ... " Dr Sharwood said it was common for large public hospitals to see at least two cases of osteomyelitis every month, but it was unlikely for an infection to be left untreated for much longer than a week. "Most of the children come in within a matter of days of the onset of the symptoms. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology Aug 21, 2007
S. aureus is a highly flexible and potentially dangerous pathogen capable of causing skin abscesses, wound infections, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia and toxic shock syndrome. Due to the organisms ability to live inside cells, emerging strains are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. (EurekAlert!)
Diabetic Foot Disease Aug 18, 2007
It could be infection of the soft tissues (cellulitis) or even the bone itself (osteomyelitis). Diabetes impairs function of the immune system so that a diabetic is more prone to active infections than a nondiabetic. (Suite101.com)
A Boy with Bone Pain, Rash, and Gingival Hypertrophy Jul 26, 2007
NEJM -- Case 23-2007 -- A 9-Year-Old Boy with Bone Pain, Rash, and Gingival Hypertrophy. Please for full text and personal services. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Sanford recovers from spine, disk infections Jul 6, 2007
She had a disk infection -- diskitis --- and that spread, causing a spinal infection -- osteomyelitis. "The uniqueness of it is, my doctor had said he'd never seen a spine infection before," Sanford said. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Double vision Jun 30, 2007
Ralph suffered a terrible series of childhood illnesses - chronic cystitis, then osteomyelitis, a bone infection, which was initially thought to be a potentially fatal tumour in her hip - which led her to block some things out. "The doctors were doing test after test and they were all excruciatingly painful," says Barker. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Bloody Urine Jun 16, 2007
Staphylococcal osteomyelitis. Acute gastroenteritis. (Suite101.com)
Drug, ad firms gird as House takes up FDA revamp Jun 12, 2007
As a child, Tauzin suffered from osteomyelitis , an acute bone infection caused by bacteria ... "My mother read about penicillin in the rural countryside of Louisiana and brought that information to our doctor, who didn't know that penicillin was being used to treat osteomyelitis. [He] got her information. Put me on a course of penicillin. I have my foot today," Tauzin said. (Boston Globe)
Wound Healing Center saves trips to Birmingham Mar 26, 2007
2007 11:05PM Published: March 26. You must fill in all fields. (Shoals TimesDaily)
The case of a sore foot and its puzzling clues Mar 1, 2007
My next thought was osteomyelitis a smoldering infection of bone found most often in diabetics but occasionally in otherwise healthy people. At one point during his overseas trip, my patient had a draining blister on his toe. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
A beautiful mind Feb 11, 2007
(After a fall in 2001, he had to have one of his legs amputated below the knee because of osteomyelitis, a bone infection. . (Boston Globe)
Chronic multifocal non-bacterial osteomyelitis in hypophosphatasia mimicking malignancy Jan 23, 2007
Since biopsy was sterile, the descriptive diagnosis of chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) was established ... A biopsy of this rib revealed a sterile lympho- plasmocytoid osteomyelitis suggesting multifocal CNO. Further analyses did show a decreased TNSALP in leukocytes and elevated pyridoxal phosphate in plasma, suggesting a heterozygous carrier status of HP. ... Sterile multifocal osteomyelitis could be demonstrated. (BioMed Central)
Needy resident aided by charitable group Jan 5, 2007
In October, Ferares was told by his doctors that he had osteomyelitis - an inflammation of the bone usually caused by a rare bacterial infection - in his right leg. He was told the condition was inoperable, and that his leg would have to be removed in order to prevent the infection from spreading. (Hyde Park Townsman, NY)
Atlanta mourns beloved whale Jan 3, 2007
Aquarium officials discovered that Gasper had osteomyelitis, a chronic and potentially fatal bone disease. In April, they removed him from view. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta's ailing beluga whale euthanized Jan 3, 2007
His immune system was weak from chronic illness, including the bone disease osteomyelitis, and medical tests showed his health had deteriorated further over the past few weeks, the aquarium said in a statement Tuesday. The aquarium's team of veterinarians "made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize the animal," according to the statement. (Yahoo News -- Animals & Insects)
Gasper the whale dies at aquarium Jan 2, 2007
Aquarium veterinarians later discovered Gasper had the potentially deadly bone disease osteomyelitis, and he was taken off exhibit for treatment in April. Hundreds of get-well wishes flooded the aquarium, many of them from schoolchildren who had become enchanted with Gasper, who spent much of his time swimming near this tank's big window, appearing to smile at admirers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Gasper getting worse Dec 14, 2006
They discovered the whale had osteomyelitis, a chronic and potentially fatal bone disease. He contracted it, they determined, while living at an amusement park in Mexico. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Deveney: Houston's Yao the center of attention Dec 9, 2006
It had been sliced open around the side by the Rockets' chief physician, Tom Clanton, who had to open the toe in order to clear out an infection called osteomyelitis. The infection had its roots in a hit Yao had taken eight weeks earlier, when the seemingly routine injury caused his toenail to come off. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gasper's sickness baffles aquarium Oct 8, 2006
later discovered Gasper was suffering from the potentially fatal bone disease osteomyelitis, and he was taken off exhibit last April so he could be treated. Sponsored Links. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Aquarium whale 'very critical' Oct 7, 2006
Aquarium veterinarians later discovered Gasper had the potentially deadly bone disease osteomyelitis, and he was taken off exhibit for treatment in April ... Binder said veterinarians cannot treat the osteomyelitis until Gasper's immune system begins functioning normally. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
No bones about cost of arthritis Aug 4, 2006
The report analysed spending on osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, back pain, slipped discs and other conditions such as gout and osteomyelitis. Osteoarthritis accounted for a quarter of spending in the area and cost $1. (The West Australian)
• Why would any wild animal prefer confinement? Jul 3, 2006
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Science Are Zoos Killing Elephants? The death of a beloved pachyderm in Los Angeles intensifies the growing pressure on zoos to rethink their animal exhibits Jun 13, 2006
"It's been nine months. Gita had osteomyelitis in her toes and was losing bones in her feet. She was in pain daily." Richardson,a former veterinarianfor the San Antonio and Woodland Park zoos, had not examined Gita but had reviewed hundreds of pages of her medical records secured under the California open records law by In Defense of Animals, a California-based organization that had been fighting to have Gita moved to an elephant sancturary. In fact, Gita has been at the center of a... (Time.com)
News The great ape debacle Jun 7, 2006
Primarily Primates founder Wally Swett says that while the pathology reports have not come back on the chimps who died most recently, none of whom were from OSU, postmortem examinations show that Lynn died of osteomyelitis, a bone infection; Arthur of a neurological disorder; and Marty of acute peritonitis, inflammation of the stomach lining. The chimps were all in their mid-30s. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Gasper improving a bit, experts say May 26, 2006
Veterinarians theorize the stress of Gasper's old home in Mexico City open to air and pollution, beneath a roller coaster in an amusement park could have contributed to him developing the bone disease, osteomyelitis. Visitors to the Georgia Aquarium have missed the playful Beluga. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Aquarium nearing2 million visitors May 21, 2006
Aquarium veterinarians, however, are still struggling to save Gasper, a 17-year-old beluga whale that was suffering from a potentially deadly bone infection known as osteomyelitis when he was "rescued" from a small tank in a Mexico City amusement park. The aquarium's other four belugas, including Gasper's former Mexico City tankmate, Nico, are thriving in their 800,000-gallon cold-water habitat, Santucci said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gasper getting top care May 17, 2006
So far Gasper's illness, diagnosed recently as a bone infection called osteomyelitis, has relegated him to isolation in an 80,000-gallon tank, one-tenth the size of the tank where he swam with the aquarium's other four belugas ... Just recently, X-rays determined he had osteomyelitis, a serious bone disease caused by a bacterial infection that can cause bone tissue to die ... The osteomyelitis, so far isolated to his tail and right flipper isn't spreading, but hasn't responded to antibiotics he... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
China's scarsSurvivors of the Cultural Revolution tell of their experiences May 17, 2006
That caused infection to my foot and I developed suppurative osteomyelitis, it was so painful. The Special Inquiry Group said to me that if I didn't confess my crime, they wouldn't change the dressing for my wound. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
A. M. Rosenthal, editor of The New York Times, dies at 84 May 11, 2006
As a teenager, Abraham developed osteomyelitis, a bone-marrow disease, in his legs. It left him in acute pain, able to walk only with a cane or crutches. (International Herald Tribune)
Gita's Really on a Stroll May 9, 2006
Gita's left forefoot is swathed in duct tape to protect the bandage covering a wound where veterinary surgeons removed part of the bone to treat her osteomyelitis. The elephant only recently resumed her walks, but her pace is steady and she shows no signs of pain or discomfort. (Los Angeles Times)
Experts: Gasper not in pain May 6, 2006
Many Gasper watchers have wondered whether the whale, who is suffering from the bone disease osteomyelitis, could be in pain, but spokesman Dave Santucci said he is not ... The skin lesions, caused by the osteomyelitis, have improved somewhat with the Tricide, the sticky antibiotic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Beluga whale battles infection May 4, 2006
Last week staff diagnosed the sickly whale with osteomyelitis, an infectious, inflammatory bone condition ... Osteomyelitis can occur in humans or any animal with bones ... "It's probably mildly painful. He doesn't seem to be in pain. ... If you or I had osteomyelitis, we'd probably be limping a little. But it's hard to tell with these guys," Binder said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Gasper in uncharted medical waters May 2, 2006
The 17-year-old beluga's fate depends on whether veterinarians can figure out how to treat the bone infection osteomyelitis ... Since X-rays revealed the osteomyelitis, which is not contagious, Gasper has been isolated in an 80,000-gallon tank, far from the public's picture window and away from the other four whales ... Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone, Binder said, and "any bone infection is difficult to treat. We are just getting started in trying to cure him. We've done a number of... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ailing whale gets lots of TLC May 1, 2006
Binder doesn't think the big fellow is in imminent danger, but the condition, called osteomyelitis, hinders blood flow and could be deadly if it's not corrected. Although Gasper is being treated in-house, aquarium officials are consulting experts at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine and marine mammal specialists from all over the country, said Dave Santucci, an aquarium spokesman. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta Beluga has bone marrow disease May 1, 2006
Now, veterinarians have settled on a diagnosis: osteomyelitis, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Osteomyelitis typically causes the marrow to swell inside the bone, compressing blood vessels and cutting life-sustaining blood flow to the bone ... "Osteomyelitis is a lengthy and challenging condition. We'll be treating him for a long time, assuming that he makes it. We know it's serious," said aquarium spokesman Dave Santucci. (Washington Times)
Doctors fearfor Gasper's life Apr 30, 2006
Now, veterinarians have settled on a diagnosis: osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis typically causes the marrow to swell inside the bone, compressing blood vessels and cutting life-sustaining blood flow to the bone ... "The treatment of osteomyelitis can be lengthy and challenging," said Tim Binder, director of husbandry at the aquarium. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Luck, Love, and U.S. Doctor Save Sierra Leone Boy Mar 25, 2006
"He had osteomyelitis, and it spread up his right leg," Zlotolow said. Osteomyelitis causes bone tissue to die. (ABC News)
Yao returns for Rockets Jan 31, 2006
The procedure cleaned out an infection in Yao's toe after he was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a common inflammation of the bone caused by bacteria. Yao took antibiotics for several weeks to help the infection heal properly. (Sports Network -- NBA)
Ex-Inmate Who Lost 2 Toes Also Loses Lawsuit Jan 7, 2006
" PHS spokeswoman Susan Morgenstern said the Tennessee-based company is satisfied with the order. "Because our mission is to provide quality care, we are gratified to see the outcome of this case," she said. Sheppard's attorney, Mike Trentalange, declined to comment about Wednesday's ruling, but he discussed three other former Hillsborough inmates he represents in lawsuits filed against PHS and the sheriff's office. Malpractice Suit Planned In Birth In December 2004, former inmate Kimberly Grey... (Tampa Bay Online -- News)
