Marineau, a nurse practitioner and wound care specialist on Oahu, Hawaii, had seen many patients like James before and decided that he, like over 70,000 other people with diabetes in the US each year, ...

It’s not every day you come across a movie that bills itself as a “thrill ride of maggot mayhem,” but then not every movie can be Maggots. Even more amazing — Maggots is about ten years in the making!

WASHINGTON -- Think of these wriggly little creatures not as, well, gross, but as miniature surgeons: Maggots are making a medical comeback, cleaning out wounds that just won't heal. Wound-care ...

She also had no idea how to use maggots, and had to be talked through the procedure over the phone. But it worked perfectly: “We had amazing success with him,” she says. “We were just astounded.” Lots ...

Doctors in Mexico are beginning to use a centuries-old and cost effective treatment for the healing of wounds -- maggot therapy. The San Antonio News-Express repored on the comeback of maggots, which ...

If unchecked, diabetes leads to damaged nerve endings. This means that small injuries can go unnoticed and turn into ulcers prone to life-threatening bacterial infections. The bacteria build a nearly ...