The Wound Center at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center offers multiple therapies. Some patients experience the pressure of deep-sea diving in an oxygen-rich hyperbaric chamber. A few undergo maggot therapy. Maggots are nature’s wound custodians — they clean out the dead stuff. John Morris’ treatment took a different route. “The vac is what we’re trying [...]

A study funded by the National Institute Child Health and Human Development shows that anticholinergic drugs and onabotulinumtoxinA injections produce comparable results in women with urgency urinary incontinence. Choice of therapy, say the researchers, should take into consideration route of administration and adverse effect profiles. The results are from a double-blind, double-placebo–controlled, randomized trial involving [...]

Eating more legumes, such as beans, lentils and chickpeas, can lower blood sugar, blood pressure MONDAY, Oct 22 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from type 2 diabetes can see an improvement in both their blood sugar levels and blood pressure if they add beans and other legumes to their diet, Canadian researchers report. Chickpeas, lentils [...]

(CNN) – For many people with spinal cord injuries, keeping fit is tough. Exercises and rehabilitation don’t always help patients maintain strength. But now new programs are being designed to give these patients outlets that provide movement and stimulation, not only for the body but for the mind. Five years ago, John McVey fell from [...]