Many people reach for Neosporin for cuts, minor wounds, burns, and scrapes. It's an antibacterial ointment that effectively ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it.

But new research suggests immediately slathering an open wound with this ointment might be a bad idea. Scientists have studied how the skin creates its own "natural plaster" to help heal these ...

For a wound with minimal drainage, it is recommended to apply a topical ointment to promote moist wound healing (see Figure 4). This product is fenestrated; therefore, ointments can be applied ...

Dermatitis. 2008;19(4):181-189. In contrast to the case of closed wounds, the bacterial colonization of open wounds and the efficacy of topical antimicrobial agents in such situations as they ...