Pressure Sores |
Bedsores; Bedsores (Pressure sores); Decubitus Ulcers |
Bedsores, more properly termed pressure ulcers, are ulcers (sores) caused by pressure, friction or shear on vulnerable areas of the body, such as bony or cartilaginous areas. Vulnerability to the effects of pressure, friction and shear are exaggerated by moisture, immobility and general debility. Decubitus ulcers are pressure ulcers that occur when the patient lies on his or her back for long periods (Wilhelmi and Neumeister, 2005). Examples of areas vulnerable to pressure ulcers include th ...
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- High Blood Pressure and Medication Safety
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: An Important Part of Treatment for High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Tekturna Is First in a New Class of Blood Pressure Drugs
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: How to Take Your Medicine Properly – And Why You Should
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- Pulse Pressure Identified As Important Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation
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- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Lead To Postmenopausal Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:51 EST
- Pulse Pressure Identified As Important Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- In Kidney Disease Patients, Low Blood Pressure Increases Stroke Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Germany & Portugal Come Near Bottom Of New Blood Pressure Based Happiness League
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:59 EST
- Beta-Blockers Should Not Be First Choice For High Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:08 EST
- First Molecular Evidence Of Body's Internal Clock In Controlling Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Chinese HIV/AIDS Advocate Gao Says International Pressure Helped Persuade Officials To Allow Her To Travel To U.S. To Accept Award
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Residents In Disaster Areas Face Medication Adherence Dilemmas
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Heart Disease and Medication Safety
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Making the Painful Connection
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:27 EST
- Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Do Painkillers Present a Heart Risk for Men?
ABC News - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:53 EST
- CDC: Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Wrist posture contributes to carpal tunnel
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:37 EST
- Common painkillers raise heart risk
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
- Wartime Raises Stress, Blood Pressure Rates In Military Offspring
ScienceDaily - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
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ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Sedentary teens have blood-pressure risk
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:25 EST
- Gene linked to blood pressure
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:03 EST
- Sedentary Teens More Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Highly Accomplished People More Prone To Failure Than Others When Under Stress
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Caffeine may be good for some aging hearts
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:05 EST
- Risk: High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
WebMD - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:48 EST
- Why talented people often choke
The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:51 EST
- Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of PPAR-gamma
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Making Operating Rooms Safer With Open Communication Among Equipment
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Prehypertension Is 'On The Map' Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Researching The Genetic And Environmental Causes Behind Deadly And Disabling Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Risk: High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Biosensors At The Bedside: New Testing Device Could Revolutionize Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Poor Ward Care Is Harming Patients, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of Protein Involved In Metabolic Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Teaching An Old Drug New Tricks: Fighting Iron Disorders With Drug Against Hypertension
ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Body Mass Index: Do You Know Yours?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Relaxation response can reduce stress
The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:20 EST
- Making Operating Rooms Safer With Open Communication Among Equipment
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration In Mice
ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Doctors and Drug Makers: A Move to End Cozy Ties
New York Times - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:45 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration in Mice - February 2, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:50 EST
- U.S. wartime offspring more stressed
The Earth Times - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:58 EST
- Emergency care key for high pressure in brain
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:05 EST
- Number Of U.S. High-Risk Pregnancies Increasing, AP/Boston Globe Reports
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Blood pressure better controlled in U.S.
MSNBC - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:05 EST
- Tall men at risk for prostate enlargement: study
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:25 EST
- February Nursing News And Research Briefs
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- People with low blood pressure may face depression
The Earth Times - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:26 EST
- Pregnancy hypertension risks linger
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:25 EST
- United States Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment, But Room For Improvement Remains
ScienceDaily - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Better hypertension control in United States
The Earth Times - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:49 EST
- Garlic Hope In Cystic Fibrosis Infection Fight
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Beta Blockers Are Less Effective Than Other Drugs For First-Line Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Hypertension in pregnancy linked to heart disease
Reuters - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- Blood pressure pill may aid muscular dystrophy
MSNBC - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:22 EST
- Antihypertensive Drugs That Facilitate And/or Prevent Diabetes Identified By Rush Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Newer blood-pressure drugs pose less diabetes risk
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:11 EST
- TV Spot Aims for the Heart of the Super Bowl's Couch Potatoes
Washington Post - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Beta Blockers Are Less Effective Than Other Drugs For First-line Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Role In Asthma For Old Drug
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- The art of decompression: Stress busters that work
CNN - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:43 EST
- Garlic Hope In Infection Fight
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Interfering With Vagal Nerve Activity In Mice Prevents Diabetes And Hypertension
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Treats Muscular Dystrophy In Mice
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Exforge® Approved In Europe As Powerful New Blood Pressure Therapy Combining Two Leading Medications In A Single Pill
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Asthma Has New Role For Old Drug
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Treats Muscular Dystrophy In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- GP Chairman Sends Rallying Call To Family Doctors, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- MEPs And International Diabetes Organisations Call For Better And Equal Care In Children With Diabetes Around Europe
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Super Bowl Could Be Hazardous To Some Fans' Health, Doctor Says
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Active Ingredient In Common Chinese Herb Shown To Reduce Hypertension
ScienceDaily - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Gender affects genes' influence on blood pressure
Reuters - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:25 EST
- Health Tip: Children Can Have High Blood Pressure, Too
MedicineNet - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:00 EST

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