Tip - HEALTH; Healing Treatment, 4,000 Years Old, Is Revived

LEAD: To help heal seriously infected wounds, some surgeons have revived a 4,000-year-old treatment, born on the battlefields of ancient Egypt: they pack the depths of treacherous wounds with sweet substances like sugar.
Tags: WOUNDS, EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION, SUGAR, MEDICINE AND HEALTH,KNUTSON RICARD A,HEALTH PAGE (NYT)