HemCom Chitosan Dressing offers improved bleeding control.
The dressings are available in a variety of sizes and shapes. For smaller lacerations, HemCon offers KytoStat Bandages in strips. Its ChitoFlex Hemostatic Dressing are stuffable wound dressings for use in nosebleeds or packing deep wounds. Available from medical distributors, a box of five 2x2" HemCon Bandages for dressing wounds sells for about $130. A package of 24 single KytoStat Bandages sells for about $144, and the ChitoFlex Hemostatic Dressings sell for about $200 per package.
Major congenital malformations not linked to first trimester tetracycline use
November 22nd 2024A large population-based study found that first-trimester tetracycline exposure does not elevate the risk of major congenital malformations, though specific risks for nervous system and eye anomalies warrant further research.