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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

Fist Bump Beats Handshake

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural ...read more

National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...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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U.K. Health Protection Agency Publishes Report on Winter Respiratory Illnesses

The U.K. Health Protection Agency published a report looking at the wide range of infectious organisms which can cause illnesses at wintertime, such as flu, colds, and bronchitis. The report, titled “ A Winter's Tale ” will be presented to the Health Protection Agency's ...More
January 12, 2005 Posted in News
Bush Renews Effort for Liability Reform

President Bush is stepping up his efforts to push for caps on medical malpractice awards. At a recent event in Illinois, Bush called on Congress to control the rising costs of healthcare by enacting such reform. "The U.S. Congress needs to pass real medical liability reform ...More
January 12, 2005 Posted in News
MedCap Corp Begins Acquiring Rights to Additional Rapid Test Kits

TORONTO -- MedCap Corp is pleased to announce that it has begun negotiations to increase the line of AccuScan rapid test kits by adding rapid test kits for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The company feels that adding the test kits for STDs will ...More
January 11, 2005 Posted in News
Data From Vaxin's First Flu Vaccine Clinical Trial Reported in Journal 'Vaccine'

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January 11, 2005 Posted in News
Scientists Discover Key Genetic Factor in Determining HIV/AIDS Risk

People with more copies of a gene that helps to fight HIV are less likely to become infected with the virus or to develop AIDS than those of the same geographical ancestry, such as European Americans, who have fewer copies of the gene, according to a study funded by the ...More
January 11, 2005 Posted in News
Sea Squids Owe Their Glow to Molecule Previously Linked to Whooping Cough

A molecule that triggers damaging changes in the lungs of children with whooping cough lets a bobtail squid living off the coast of Hawaii acquire the ability to glow, scientists have discovered. Although the molecule, tracheal cytotoxin (TCT), initially kills certain squid ...More
January 11, 2005 Posted in News
Backcountry Water Quality Tests Are Good News for Campers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Data collected by experts from the UC Davis School of Medicine have revealed that except for some heavily used areas, streams and lakes in the high country of the Sierra Nevada are generally clean and fresh. The good news for campers can be found in a ...More
January 11, 2005 Posted in News
Portable Detector for HIV-AIDS, Measles and Other Infectious Diseases

A portable device similar to today’s home pregnancy tests that can quickly detect the presence of infectious diseases, including HIV-AIDS and measles, as well as biological agents such as ricin and anthrax, is the object of a new joint university/industry research project. ...More
January 11, 2005 Posted in News
CytoGenix Scientists Discover Unique Gene Knock-Down Sequence to Kill Resistant Staph Bacteria

HOUSTON, Texas -- CytoGenix Inc. announces that its researchers have identified and tested an anti-sense oligonucleotide sequence that will kill Staphylococcus aureus bacteria including vancomycin-resistant (VRSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains. This achievement ...More
January 10, 2005 Posted in News
Shakespeare's Writings Indicate He May Have Had Syphilis

Shakespeare's name usually inspires thoughts of kings, fairies, lovers, wars and poetic genius--not syphilis. However, some passages in his plays and sonnets indicate that the Bard may have suffered from one or more venereal infections, according to an article in the Feb. ...More
January 10, 2005 Posted in News