CellerateRX® Effectively Manages Diabetic Ulcers, New CDC Report Indicates Type 2 Diabetes On The Rise

Main Category: Diabetes
Also Included In: Dermatology
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Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a leader in advanced wound care solutions, is meeting the challenge of a rise in type 2 diabetes in the US, as chronicled by a new report by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The report published in the October 22, 2010 journal Population Health Metrics recommends that proper diet and physical activity can prevent type 2 diabetes and reduce its complications, among the most severe of which are diabetic ulcers and amputations. Wound Management, exclusive worldwide licensee and distributor of CellerateRX® wound care powder and gel, further recommends that existing diabetic patients who suffer from moderate to heavily exudative wounds should ask their doctor whether CellerateRX® may be an effective treatment for them. CellerateRX® is the only activated Type 1 collagen-based product reimbursed by Medicare and has been shown to effectively manage diabetic ulcers.

Diabetes is $174B Cost to US Economy

The current CDC report states that the total costs of diabetes are currently estimated to be $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical costs. If CDC recommendations are not widely adopted and current trends of obesity continue, diabetes is projected to affect between 1 in 3 to 1 in 5 Americans by 2050.

Untreated Diabetic Wounds Can Lead to Amputations

Diabetics are at high-risk for wound infection due to their varying blood sugar levels, circulation changes, and impaired local immune defenses, all of which predispose them to delayed healing and infection. Diabetic wound complications are the most common cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the industrialized world. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), sixty percent of lower limb amputations are associated with diabetes. "Between 15-25% of people with diabetes will develop foot and leg ulcers at some point (1) in their lives," said Cathy Bradshaw, President of Wound Care Innovations, LLC.

CellerateRX® Effectively Manages Diabetic Ulcers

Wound Care Innovations' advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRX®, has been shown in multiple clinical applications and settings to be extremely effective in managing these challenging diabetic wounds. In one study, wounds where CellerateRX® was applied were healed within five (5) weeks with a once or twice per week application. This is in contrast to the control wounds that were only approximately 80% healed at twelve (12) weeks.(2) "The ideal product to effectively manage these difficult wounds provides for quality outcomes in a cost effective manner," said Dr. Larry Baratta, VP of Medical Affairs. "CellerateRX® has been shown to do just this." Jane Fore MD, FAPWCA, FACCWS, Medical Director, Tri-State Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center states, "CellerateRX is the standard of care in my clinic. This product is compatible with other wound care products and gives the wound environment the basic building blocks for growth, and contributes an essential part of the wound matrix that supports the migration of cells to healing tissues. Wound healing deficiencies are more common in diabetics and CellerateRX® collagen provides an essential factor that aids in overcoming challenges in healing diabetic wounds."

CellerateRX® Activated Collagen is the Differentiator

CellerateRX's activated collagen (approximately 1/100th the size of native collagen) delivers the essential benefits of collagen to a wound immediately, where other forms of native, intact collagen in commercially available products require time for the body to prepare the collagen for use in the wound healing process. In people with compromised health or circulation, the difference in wound healing can be significant.

CellerateRX® is FDA cleared for all wound types except for 3rd degree burns and is available in both powder and gel form. In addition to being used in healthcare settings throughout the country, CellerateRX® is easily applied by patients by themselves at home.

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References

(1) Archive for the "Diabetic Skin Ulcers," April 2010

(2) "Activated Collagen: An Evidence Based Study in Human Leg Ulcers," Dr. Regulski, SAWC 2009

Source: Wound Management Technologies, Inc.

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Right Food Effectively Protects Against Risk For Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease And Cognitive Decline

Main Category: Preventive Medicine
Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet;??Diabetes;??Cardiovascular / Cardiology
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For the first time researchers have found out what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals. The results of a diet study show that bad cholesterol was reduced by 33 per cent, blood lipids by 14 per cent, blood pressure by 8 per cent and a risk marker for blood clots by 26 per cent. A marker of inflammation in the body was also greatly reduced, while memory and cognitive function were improved.

"The results have exceeded our expectations! I would like to claim that there has been no previous study with similar effects on healthy subjects", says Inger Bjorck, professor of food-related nutrition at Lund University and head of the University's Antidiabetic Food Centre.

Forty-four healthy, overweight people between the ages of 50 and 75 took part in the diet study. For four weeks they ate foods which are presumed to reduce low-grade inflammation in the body, a condition which in turn triggers metabolic syndrome and thus obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The test diet was high in antioxidants, low-GI foods (i.e. slow release carbohydrates), omega fatty acids, wholegrain products, probiotics and viscous dietary fibre. Examples of foods eaten were oily fish, barley, soy protein, blueberries, almonds, cinnamon, vinegar and a certain type of wholegrain bread. Some of the products in the food portfolio are not yet available in the shops, but were developed specifically for the study.

"Our purpose was to find out which preventive effect can be obtained on established risk markers by combining food concepts with an expected positive impact on inflammation."

Inger Bjorck emphasises that the study has a politically explosive power.

"We hope that these results on healthy subjects will inspire more intense preventive efforts in society."

It is not possible to tell precisely which food factors have greater or lesser impact on the research results.

"That's the point. We believe in the idea of combined effects. Drug or specific products with health claims affect only one or maybe a couple of risk factors. By a combination of food you can in a simple and striking way affect many risk parameters simultaneously", explains Inger Bjorck.

Sources: Lund University, AlphaGalileo Foundation.

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Right food effectively protects against risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, study finds

ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2010) ? For the first time, researchers in Sweden have found out what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals. The results of a diet study show that bad cholesterol was reduced by 33 per cent, blood lipids by 14 per cent, blood pressure by 8 per cent and a risk marker for blood clots by 26 per cent. A marker of inflammation in the body was also greatly reduced, while memory and cognitive function were improved.

"The results have exceeded our expectations! I would like to claim that there has been no previous study with similar effects on healthy subjects," says Inger Bjorck, professor of food-related nutrition at Lund University and head of the University's Antidiabetic Food Centre.

Forty-four healthy, overweight people between the ages of 50 and 75 took part in the diet study. For four weeks they ate foods which are presumed to reduce low-grade inflammation in the body, a condition which in turn triggers metabolic syndrome and thus obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The test diet was high in antioxidants, low-GI foods (i.e. slow release carbohydrates), omega fatty acids, wholegrain products, probiotics and viscous dietary fibre. Examples of foods eaten were oily fish, barley, soy protein, blueberries, almonds, cinnamon, vinegar and a certain type of wholegrain bread. Some of the products in the food portfolio are not yet available in the shops, but were developed specifically for the study.

"Our purpose was to find out which preventive effect can be obtained on established risk markers by combining food concepts with an expected positive impact on inflammation."

Inger Bjorck believes that the study may have a broader impact on society. "We hope that these results on healthy subjects will inspire more intense preventive efforts in society."

It is not possible to tell precisely which food factors have greater or lesser impact on the research results.

"That's the point. We believe in the idea of combined effects. Drug or specific products with health claims affect only one or maybe a couple of risk factors. By a combination of food you can in a simple and striking way affect many risk parameters simultaneously," explains Inger Bjorck.

Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by Lund University, via AlphaGalileo.

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