New antibiotic bandage dissolves when wound heals
GREEN HEALING: These drug-releasing fibers will simply dissolve after they've done their job, leaving behind no waste. (Photo: American Friends of Tel Aviv University) 
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Posted By John - Sat, Nov 28 2009 at 5:01 AM ESTOr just use Honey
Honey is so far the most effective treatment for burn victims.
Posted By Almero - Tue, Dec 08 2009 at 1:04 AM ESTPlease be careful
It is true that honey has been used in the treatment of various wounds for centuries, and by conventional medicine for many years. Please be careful when making statements like 'honey is the best treatment for burns victims'. The only type of honey proven to work comes from a specific area in New Zeeland, and is quite expensive. There has been no trials proving benefit in other honey products, and if you decide to use your local honey you must be very sure that it is free of contaminants -.... More
Posted By ReL - Tue, Dec 08 2009 at 1:38 PM ESTOnly for minor injuries
Honey's okay (taking heed of Almero's warnings), but they're talking about severe burns. Go look at a person with severe burns and think about putting honey on them.
Posted By Jippy Sharts - Thu, Nov 26 2009 at 2:33 AM ESTI'll bet you dissolve...
When your mom puts her "heals" on your band aids. Quite the story charlie.
Posted By jibraltor - Wed, Nov 25 2009 at 11:09 PM ESTNew Antibiotic bandage
Wonderful creation. Study nature yee will find the solution.
Posted By New antibiotic bandage dissolves when wound heals - Wed, Nov 25 2009 at 10:01 AM ESTNew antibiotic bandage dissolves when wound heals
The promise of the new bandages to greatly reduce antibiotic volume and quickly eradicate the burn wound swamp sounds great, but disease bacteria are an ancient and wily foe that adapt quickly to human challenge. It's a huge problem of human suffering and economic costs. I hope this advance is all that we all dream, and far cheaper than the status quo. Good luck, Profess
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Posted By nanoloupe - Wed, Nov 25 2009 at 7:22 AM ESTNew antibiotic bandage dissolves when wound heals
The promise of the new bandages to greatly reduce antibiotic volume and quickly eradicate the burn wound swamp sounds great, but disease bacteria are an ancient and wily foe that adapt quickly to human challenge. It's a huge problem of human suffering and economic costs. I hope this advance is all that we all dream, and far cheaper than the status quo. Good luck, Professor.
the problem with this...
Sounds great, but there's a potential issue with this product: if this becomes available for widespread use, (i.e. outside hospitals, or even if it's overused in them), we might have just one more way to promote the development of multi-drug-resistant bacteria