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Blood Exposures Survey

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first ...read more

Food Safety in Restaurants

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks ...read more

Flu Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on key facts about the 2013-2014 influenza season. ...read more

SSI Prevention

This report explores the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) within the context of evidence-based practices replacing "sacred cows" in the ...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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B. Braun Medical Providing Safer DEHP-free Device Options for Preemies, Neonates and Other At-risk Populations

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- To help improve patient outcomes and enable healthcare providers to comply more rapidly with FDA recommendations concerning limiting exposure to DEHP, a plasticizer in some PVC-based devices, B. Braun Medical Inc. announced that more ...More
November 16, 2004 Posted in News
Living in Biofilms Causes Bacteria to Diversify

Findings from University of Iowa researchers show that bacteria have learned that there is strength in diversification. When disease-causing bacteria assemble into communities known as biofilms, the individual bacteria rapidly diversify. This diversity increases the ...More
November 16, 2004 Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
University to Study Genetics’ Role in Vaccine Response

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has received a five-year, $12 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study genetic factors that influence how well individuals respond to the anthrax vaccine. “This research will ...More
November 15, 2004 Posted in News
Effective Treatment for Fever Syndrome Caused by Cold Exposure

Remember when Grandma used to say ‘don’t go out in the cold; you’ll get sick”? It turns out that she was right for a small number of people who have a condition called familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS), in which individuals are afflicted by rash, fever, joint ...More
November 12, 2004 Posted in News
Kimberly-Clark Professional Offers Web-Based Guides for Health and Hygiene

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Kimberly-Clark Professional introduces Workplace Wellness Guides, a series of web-based guides relating to health and hygiene issues in away-from-home settings. The guides are available for downloading and printing at ...More
November 12, 2004 Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
Meeting the Challenge of Influenza

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is responding to the current public health issue regarding influenza with the introduction of "Get Clued to the Flu," a public awareness campaign that emphasizes the continuum of care during the flu season. The ...More
November 11, 2004 Posted in News
PEGASYS(R) Receives New Indication in Europe Allowing Hepatitis C Patients with “Normal” Liver Enzyme Levels to be Treated

BASEL, Switzerland -- Roche announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has approved PEGASYS(R) for the treatment of hepatitis C patients with persistently “normal” liver enzymes. This extension of the current label is based on the results of a pioneering study(i) ...More
November 11, 2004 Posted in News
Nanogen Announces Clinical Diagnostic to Simultaneously Detect Multiple Respiratory Viruses

SAN DIEGO -- Nanogen, Inc., announced that it is developing new analyte specific reagents (ASRs) for clinical reference laboratories to develop and validate a single test to detect six of the most common respiratory viruses. Instead of testing for multiple viruses using ...More
November 11, 2004 Posted in News
Domestic Ducks Could Pose New Avian Influenza Threat

WASHINGTON and ROME -- Domestic ducks may be acting as a silent reservoir for the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus, which is highly pathogenic for chickens, and may thus have acquired an important new role in the transmission of the virus to other poultry and, possibly, to humans ...More
November 11, 2004 Posted in News
AHF Commends Sheriff's Department for Successful HIV Prevention and Testing Project in LA County Jails

LOS ANGELES -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS treatment provider in the United States, commends the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as a recipient of the Los Angeles County's 18th Annual Quality and Productivity Awards for its successful HIV ...More
November 11, 2004 Posted in News