Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

Advanced technological approaches to treating venous leg ulcers are no match for good quality nursing care and perhaps a few good jokes, new research suggests. With some types of medical conditions, ...

Treating leg ulcers within two weeks by closing faulty veins improves healing by 12 per cent compared to standard treatment, according to new findings. The research, led by Imperial College London and ...

A new study has found that leg ulcers take the same time to heal when people wear compression stockings rather than traditional bandages. A new study has found that leg ulcers take the same time to ...

I frequently use Unna boots or DuoDerm or Vigilon dressings to treat chronic leg/foot ulcers. While these treatments eventually work most of the time, is there a more efficient approach? —CORBIN ...

When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of ...

Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

Treating leg ulcers within two weeks by closing faulty veins improves healing by 12 percent compared to standard treatment, according to new findings. The research, led by Imperial College London and ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthpoint Biotherapeutics today announced that the results for its Phase 2b clinical trial investigating the efficacy of HP802-247 in venous leg ...

A “spray-on skin” could help treat leg ulcers more effectively than traditional wound dressings, according to recent tests. The spray, which is made by Texas-based Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, ...

The medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on compression products for treating venous leg ulcers. Evidence was considered from several sources to determine whether price ...

The committee concluded that the EXPLORER study provided convincing evidence that UrgoStart dressings improve complete wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. It noted the external ...