Oxygen therapy is a form of treatment that uses oxygen to heal various disease conditions and strengthen the immune system. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is a mainstream treatment that involves placing the patient in a pressurized chamber with pure...

A French physician, Charles Michel (1850-1935), first realized the importance of oxygen to aid the healing process. It was perhaps around 1900 that he first used an oxygen chamber to improve the health of some of his patients, probably those suffering...

In the June 2005 issue of the Townsend Letter you published my letter about my daughter. In May of 2003 she had surgery. The day following surgery she had a seizure which left her completely disabled. She was completely blind and otherwise could...

In April 2003, Medicare added serious diabetic ulcers that had failed to heal within a month (using standard treatment) to its list of approved uses for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). During HBOT, patients breathe 100% oxygen while in a pressurized treatment chamber. Studies...

Chinese gymnast Wang Yan is making a "truly miraculous" recovery after breaking her neck in a horrific fall at last month's national championships and has regained some ability to move her arm and legs, according to newspaper reports Thursday.Wang, 16, fell on her head on...