Venous ulcers usually occur on the legs due to blood circulation problems that damage your veins. Treatments are available to manage symptoms, help ulcers heal more quickly, or prevent them. Venous ...

Diabetes makes you more likely to have sores and ulcers. Diabetes causes poor circulation and an increased risk of nerve damage and infection, which makes diabetic ulcers a serious complication.

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

Q: I'm embarrassed to ask about this problem, but my elderly mother frequently loses control of her bladder and wets herself. Can anything be done? A: Unfortunately, your mother isn't alone - urinary ...

Treatment significantly improved venous leg ulcer healing, a study found. Aug. 4, 2012— -- Spray-on skin cells significantly improved wound healing versus standard care in patients with venous ...

A "spray-on skin" which coats a wound with a layer of skin cells could help healing, according to US and Canadian researchers. The spray was tested on 228 people with leg ulcers, which are painful ...

Arterial and venous ulcers are two kinds of open sores found on the body. They often form on the lower extremities, such as the legs and feet. Arterial ulcers develop as the result of damage to the ...

A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. Nearly half a million Australians live with ...