Outstanding Product Placement

So Sweet

I never used to be a big crier. Maybe I need to up my Zoloft or maybe I have a hormonal imbalance. I'm not sure... but this story brought tears to my eyes.
http://mommyish.com/stuff/parents-get-insulin-pump-tattoos-to-support-diabetic-child-947/

Misleading Headline of the Day

Found on Fox Health. A typo in the headline raises all kinds of interesting images.

Derma Sciences Foot-Wound Rug Shows Promise

Published May 27, 2011

BANGALORE –  Derma Sciences Inc said foot ulcers in 85 percent of diabetic patients healed completely after being treated with its experimental drug at the end of a 24-week trial, improving its chances of licensing the drug to potential partners.

Shares of the company, which specializes in wound-care products, jumped 25 percent to a more than three-month high of $11.65 in afternoon trade on Wednesday on Nasdaq.

The data will help the company in outlicensing ex-U.S. rights of the drug, codenamed DSC127, to a potential partner, Chief Executive Edward Quilty said in an interview.

Rodman & Renshaw analyst Michael Higgins said, "I think, the 24-week data increases Derma's negotiating power with potential collaborators."

Higgins, who has a "market outperform" rating on the stock, said he was most impressed by the drug's ability to heal wounds 13.5 week sooner than the placebo.

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And  so on.....

My favorite comment echoed my thoughts. Yes! I want to read about this amazing wonder rug too!

Can we get it at Macy's. Maybe Bed Bath and Beyond?

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/27/derma-sciences-foot-wound-rug-shows-promise/#ixzz1NmLz1QgH

What Can I Say?

Diabetic Oregon Man 'Doing Fine' After Dog Eats Toes

Published March 04, 2011

| Associated Press

ROSEBURG, Ore. –  A diabetic man from Oregon who awoke to find that his dog had eaten three of his toes says he is recovering and hopes to leave the hospital soon.

Nathan Jones told The Associated Press on Friday that he is "doing fine" and resting, but he declined to speak further.

Jones called 911 on Tuesday to say his dog had eaten part of his right foot while he was sleeping, including three toes.

The hospital says Jones is in fair condition and was expected to go home Friday.

Jones had no feeling in his feet because of diabetes.

Roseburg veterinarian Alan Ross says the dog may have been trying to rid his owner of dead tissue, which is not uncommon.

The dog is at an animal shelter.

***Wow. First we started using leeches to help with grafting reattached limbs. Then maggots to debride dead tissue. Now dogs to gnaw off dead toes. I know some vascular surgeons who may feel very professionally threatened by this dog. With rising healthcare costs, this may be a medical breakthrough. With so many worried about little or no health insurance coverage and possible rationing of care, could canine assisted procedures be the answer? But why is the poor dog in an animal shelter? He may have possibly prevented an entire below the knee amputation with his proactivity. The doggy might have saved his owner from descending into full blown sepsis. Maybe his owner is getting some instruction in the hospital on how to properly manage his diabetes, dare we hope?