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To best treat a burn, first cool with running water, study shows
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To best treat a burn, first cool with running water, study shows

by American College of Emergency Physicians New research in the January edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that cooling with running water is the best initial treatment for a child’s burn. Researchers found that cool running water can reduce the odds of needing a skin graft, expedite healing and lessen the chance that a...

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Scientists find new ways to prevent skin scarring

by Oxford University Press A new study in Burns & Trauma, published by Oxford University Press, reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries. While scars are common when wounds heal, hypertrophic scarring is a skin condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen. This results in a thick and often raised...

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Gel made from the bark of a birch tree speeds up the healing of wounds from burns and reduces skin scarring (and it could be available to buy by the end of 2019)

Birch has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, expert says  Gel using birch sped up healing in 86% of people compared to standard gel The product is being developed by experts who say there is a gap in treatment  A chemical found in birch bark helps wounds heal faster and with less scarring than ordinary creams, researchers say. Tests on a gel, which contains betulin,...