Most small wounds heal naturally with time, but home remedies — such as aloe vera, antibacterial ointment, or honey — may speed up the healing process. A wound leaves the body’s internal tissues ...

A bruise forms when small blood vessels under your skin break due to an impact, causing blood to leak and pool. This results ...

Mild muscle strains can feel better in a few days, but severe ones might take months to heal. A pulled muscle heals in three stages: inflammation, repair, and remodeling. To heal faster, rest, apply ...

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A new type of water-powered bandage could make it much easier for slow-healing wounds to close up. The bandage is technically "electric," but it is powered by adding water to the thin and flexible ...

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Almost seven million people in the United States live with a chronic, non-healing wound. Diabetes, increased age, blood flow complications, obesity and other factors contribute to the growing number ...

When animals are sick or injured, they slink off to the comfort of their nest or lair until they're all better. And you? Dream on. You usually have to make breakfast, show up at work, and retrieve the ...