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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Anthrax Incident Points to Safety Issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the ...read more

Tetanus Infection

The CDC offers information on tetanus infection caused by Clostridium tetani. ...read more

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

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FDA Launches openFDA to Provide Easy Access to Public Data

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched openFDA, a new initiative designed to make it easier for web developers, researchers, and the public to access large, important public health datasets collected by the agency. In alignment with the recent Presidential ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Slide Show: World Hepatitis Day 2014

Every year on July 28, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. ...More
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Study Examines Patient Choice and Hospital Capacity During a Pandemic

Allowing patients to choose which hospital they attend when suffering illness during a pandemic rather than assigning them to a specific healthcare facility is appealing to patients during such a crisis. However, such a patient-centric hospital capacity management is ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Researchers Find Moral Barriers to Getting HPV Vaccine

A survey of first-year Grand Valley students showed the biggest barrier to receiving a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was moral or religious beliefs, or a perceived promotion of sexual behavior, according to graduate physician assistant researchers. ...More
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Mechanism that Prevents Lethal Bacteria from Causing Invasive Disease is Revealed

An important development in understanding how the bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia remains harmlessly in the nose and throat has been discovered at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health. Streptococcus pneumoniae is ...More
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NYU Researchers Tackle Racial, Ethnic Disparities in HIV Medical Studies

A New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) research team found that a social/behavioral intervention vastly increased the number of African American and Latino individuals living with HIV/AIDS who enrolled in HIV/AIDS medical studies. The intervention, designed by ...More
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Do Probiotics Help Kids With Stomach Bugs?

Consumers worldwide spend billions of dollars each year on probiotic foods and supplements. But studies evaluating probiotics — microorganisms believed to aid digestive health — have been limited. To better understand probiotics’ capabilities, researchers ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Scientists Discover How Viruses Use 'Fake' Proteins to Hide in Cells

Some viruses can hide in our bodies for decades. They make ‘fake’ human proteins that trick our immune cells into thinking everything is fine. Now, researchers at the Imaging Centre of Excellence at Monash and Melbourne Universities have determined the basic ...More
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Sierra Leone Researchers Call for Improved Health Surveillance and Communication Around Ebola Crisis

Researchers working in Sierra Leone suggest priority actions needed to tackle the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa. In a letter to The Lancet, the researchers call for improvements in access to diagnostic technologies and healthcare resources, as well as improved disease ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Ministers of Health Agree on Priority Actions to End Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa

The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has ended, with ministers of health agreeing on a range of priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The scale of the ongoing outbreak is unprecedented, with reports of more ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News