June 10 -- With summer upon us, we are all spending more time outside and the possibilities of getting sunburned, burned by a backyard grill, or burned by Fourth of July fireworks is at an all-time ...
Holiday burns are common, but health experts say minor burns can often be treated at home with cold water, aloe vera, and antibiotic ointment.
Second-degree burns occur when heat, chemicals, light, or electricity damage the first two layers of your skin. The appearance of a second-degree burn sets them apart from a less severe first-degree ...
Dear Doctors: I burned myself on the stove, but it didn’t look bad so I wasn’t worried. The next morning, the skin had turned red and the burn was all swollen. What’s the right way to take care of a ...
Before modern-day medicine, home remedies for burns called for products often found in the kitchen, including butter or oil, egg whites and ice. Ice is still considered a common burn remedy as it ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A pineapple-based burn treatment is now being used for the first time in Michigan, and it's called NexoBrid. “When a patient sustains a burn, they have a lot of dead tissue at ...
The sudden pain of a minor kitchen burn sends most people rushing for commercial burn creams or ointments tucked away in medicine cabinets. Yet these pharmaceutical options, while convenient, often ...
Dear Doctors: I burned myself on the stove, but it didn’t look bad so I wasn’t worried. The next morning, the skin had turned red and the burn was all swollen. What’s the right way to take care of a ...