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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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Consolidated Stills and Sterilizers Receives OK From FDA to Market its Microprocessor-Controlled Steam Sterilizers

BOSTON -- Consolidated Stills and Sterilizers announced that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its “MARK V” microprocessor-controlled steam sterilizers. This approval allows Consolidated to expand its current product offering to ...More
January 6, 2005 Posted in News
CDC Issues Public Reminder About Proper Antibiotic Use

As people across the United States face the coldest months of the year when many respiratory infections become more common, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding people to be cautious about their use of antibiotics. As part of this ...More
January 6, 2005 Posted in News
Baylor University Medical Center Physician Predicts Prevalence of Hepatitis C in Texas

DALLAS -- Using a sophisticated disease prediction model, Gary L. Davis, MD, director of the division of hepatology, and colleagues on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, estimated that 387,395 Texans are infected with the hepatitis C virus ...More
January 5, 2005 Posted in News
WHO Appeals for $60 Million to Prevent Disease Outbreaks in Tsunami-affected Southeast Asia

GENEVA -- In response to last week’s devastating tsunami, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it needs $60 million to address urgent public health needs, most importantly in preventing outbreaks of water-borne and other infectious diseases. The WHO appeal ...More
January 5, 2005 Posted in News
Houseflies May Contract E.coli From Cattle

Houseflies on cattle farms may contribute to the spread of Escherichia coli O157:H7 among animals, their food supply and potentially humans say researchers from Kansas. Their findings appear in the December 2004 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. ...More
January 5, 2005 Posted in News
Amerinet Awards Medline a Three-Year National Agreement on Advanced Wound and Skin Care Products

MUNDELEIN, Ill — Medline Industries, the nation’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, recently was awarded a three-year national agreement to deliver advanced wound and skin care products for Amerinet, a leading health care group ...More
January 5, 2005 Posted in News
Sempermed Added to Federal Supply Schedule

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Sempermed USA announces that it has been added to the Federal Supply Schedule. The five-year agreement began Dec. 15, 2004 and includes the company’s broad line of latex exam and surgical products. “This is a tremendous opportunity for us. Sempermed USA ...More
January 4, 2005 Posted in News
WHO Director-General Travels to Indonesia and Sri Lanka to Attend Leaders' Meeting, Tours Stricken Areas

JAKARTA, Indonesia and GENEVA – The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Lee Jong-wook, has arrived in Jakarta at the start of a five-day visit to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. During the visit, Lee will take part in the Special ASEAN Leaders' meeting on ...More
January 4, 2005 Posted in News
Bio-Rad Receives FDA Approval for New HIV-1/HIV-2 Rapid Test

HERCULES, Calif. -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics, announced today that it recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Multispot ...More
January 4, 2005 Posted in News
BD Announces Tsunami Relief Efforts

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company, announced today that it is donating $250,000 in support of relief efforts to assist the victims of the tsunami and earthquake in Southeast Asia. The financial donation will be ...More
January 4, 2005 Posted in News