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How Bleach Kills Bacteria

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have made strides in understanding exactly how bleach kills bacteria—and how ...read more

World Immunization Week is April 2024

"Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect" is the message of this year’s World Immunization Week, being celebrated April 24-30, ...read more

Ebola Virus Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the following frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. ...read more

Mobile Patient-Care Equipment

This report addresses the role mobile medical equipment may play in the transmission of disease-causing pathogens as well as the challenges related ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

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Researchers Study Correlation Between MRSA Clones Carried in the Nasal Cavity and Digestive Tract

The current data regarding the correlation between the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones carried in the nasal cavity and digestive tract are inadequate, say Nakao, et al. (2014). The researchers isolated MRSA strains from both the feces and nasal ...More
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Mobile Patient-Care Equipment: Addressing Challenges Related to Cleaning and Monitoring

This report addresses the role mobile medical equipment may play in the transmission of disease-causing pathogens as well as the challenges related to cleaning and disinfection of these "orphan objects." ...More
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In Lab Tests, Triclosan Spurs Growth of Breast Cancer Cells

In a study published in the ACS journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, scientists have found that triclosan, as well as another commercial substance called octylphenol, promoted the growth of human breast cancer cells in lab dishes and breast cancer tumors in mice. ...More
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Study Shows Effect of Vaccination on Spread and Diversification of Bordetella Pertussis

The most comprehensive study to date of the family of bacteria that causes whooping cough points to more effective vaccine strategies and reveals surprising findings about the bacteria's origin and evolution. The new results could alter public health strategies to control ...More
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Nine Cases of MERS-CoV are Reported to WHO

The Ministry of Health of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) an additional nine laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The following details were provided ...More
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Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 208 Cases, 136 Deaths

As of April 20, 2014, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 208 clinical cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including 136 deaths. To date, 169 patients have been tested for ebolavirus infection and 112 cases have been laboratory ...More
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Busting the Myths About Ebola is Crucial to Stop Virus Transmission in Guinea

Will eating raw onions once a day for three days protect me from Ebola? Is it safe to eat mangoes? Is it true that a daily intake of condensed milk can prevent infection with Ebola? These are just some of the questions posed to the health workers responding round the clock ...More
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Emerging Technologies Redefine Infectious Disease Diagnostics

The diagnostics market for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus and human papilloma virus is expanding, giving rise to commercial opportunities especially in the developing economies of Asia, Africa and Latin ...More
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ECRI Institute Highlights Root Causes for Serious Patient Safety Events

Patient safety is a top priority for every healthcare organization, but knowing where to direct initiatives can be daunting. To help organizations decide where to focus their efforts, ECRI Institute has compiled its first annual list of the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns ...More
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179 Million Cases of Acute Diarrhea in U.S. Each Year, Most are Preventable

In the United States, approximately 179 million cases of acute diarrhea occur each year, and most of those cases are entirely preventable, a researcher from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) concluded in a New England Journal of Medicine ...More
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