by HBOT News | Dec 31, 2013 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: Diabetic foot (DF) is the most common chronic complication, which depends mostly on the duration and successful treatment of diabetes mellitus. Based on epidemiological studies, it is estimated that 25% of persons with diabetes mellitus (PwDM) will develop...
by HBOT News | Dec 28, 2013 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Background Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and residual postconcussion syndrome (PCS) are common among combatants of the recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) is a proposed treatment but has not been rigorously...
by HBOT News | Dec 25, 2013 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: To systematically review the evidence for rest, treatment, and rehabilitation after sport-related concussion. Nine databases including PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Sport Discus, and Web of Science were searched for studies that...
by HBOT News | Dec 21, 2013 | Lymphoma
Abstract: The overexpression of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) may decrease the efficacy of rituximab treatment in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). Anti-CD20 therapy was effective on marginal zone B cells, in the murine model...
by HBOT News | Dec 19, 2013 | Cancer
Abstract: Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are chronic inflammatory diseases in which cells suffer hypoxia referring to deprivation of adequate oxygen supply. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO), which can increase oxygen tension and delivery to...