The days of using alcohol or peroxide — ouch! — to flush a cut or scrape and then letting it air dry so it scabs over is … well, old school. So is putting ice, butter or aloe on a burn. “I hear all of ...

The small hazards that can lead to minor cuts and scrapes are a part of everyday life. All it takes is one slip of focus while slicing bread and you've cut your finger. Or you trip on a curb and skin ...

Wash your hands well – and then take a look. If the wound is bleeding, apply direct pressure with a clean bandage or towel until the bleeding stops. Raise the wound above the level of your child's ...

It’s far too easy to end up with a wound or a scrape doing just about anything. Accidents happen, and the important thing to know is how to heal a wound before an infection develops. If an infection ...

Like a lot of other good things in life, wound-healing is a process. You probably didn’t enjoy the events that earned you your cuts and scrapes, but when you do have them, you get to watch your body ...

Most of us have had a scrape or cut that heals easily on its own, but what about those more serious wounds that just won't heal? Our skin is the largest organ in our body that protects us from ...