The Venowave

Device Could Help Diabetic Leg Sores Heal Faster (main article): http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/device-could-help-diabetic-leg-sores-heal-faster-1.850834/comments-7.300605 Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip, CTV News Medical Specialists: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ctv-national-team/avis-favaro-1.814855 http://www.ctvnews.ca/elizabeth-st-philip-1.2736435 John Saringer, CEO of Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc: http://www.saringer.com/content/moduleId/UjWGmmWa/pageId/NGIeL7qy.html

The article does appear to be mostly in favour of the Venowave technology, but it touches upon some disadvantages of the technology. It is explained that Venowave has the potential to treat a wide spectrum of vascular diseases in the legs. The article also touches upon how the technology would make it costly to conduct a study to test the device's usefulness among diabetics. Even though the article promotes the Venowave as a potential solution to a number medical issues, it also mentions that the technology is costly, so the article is unbiased.

The news article was posted online by CTV News staff with a report from CTV medical specialist Avis Favaro and producer Elizabeth St. Philip. Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip work together as a team at CTV and they have been recognized by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association, and the Ontario Registered Nurses Association for their excellence in health reporting. Their work has also received awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association. This news article can be trusted because it includes quotes from Dr. Sonia Anand, an associate professor of Medicine at McMaster University. The article also contains quotes from John Saringer himself, the inventor of the Venowave and the CEO of Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc.

The Venowave is a Canadian invention that researchers think could help to prevent the hundreds of leg amputations that occur every year in Canada. The device is strapped around the calf and squeezes the leg to impr ove blood circulation by pushing blood upward. In the legs, blood has to struggle with gravity when travelling up the veins to the heart. The Venowave is designed to make this process easier. Researchers at McMaster University, who are intrigued by the Venowave, have conducted a study showing that the device helps ameliorate leg swelling from vascular insufficiency. Another study showed that the Venowave helps prevent deep vein thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots in the deep veins of the leg. As mentioned by Dr. Sonia Anand, associate professor of Medicine at McMaster University, the device can be a new option to treat patients vascular diseases such as peripheral arterial disease, which does not have plenty of alternative treatment options. Others beli...