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CDC Protocols Cut Dialysis Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released results of its Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention Collaborative showing a 32 ...read more

Antimicrobial Resistance

The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug ...read more

Clostridium difficile

This report explores the essentials of Clostridium difficile, one of the most problematic pathogens facing healthcare institutions today. It provides ...read more

Clostridium difficile

Infection Control Today reports on the prevalence of Clostridium difficile, including hospitals' efforts to prevent and control this ...read more

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Potential Carcinogen Debated By Food Scientists

GENEVA - Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization gathered in an emergency meeting after new data showed a known carcinogen is present in some carbohydrates. Acrylamide, shown to cause cancer in lab rats, ...More
June 28, 2002
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Sandhill Scientific Markets New Gastro Diagnostic Tools

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Officials from Sandhill Scientific have announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market two new modalities for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders. The MultiChannel Intraluminal Impedance technology was designed to allow ...More
June 26, 2002
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Sheep Intestines Possibly Banned To Prevent vCJD

LONDON - British officials have recommended that the European Commission prevent sheep intestines from being used in food to prevent a theoretical risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE is believed to invariably cause the mind-wasting neurological disorder ...More
June 26, 2002
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Vanguard Medical Concepts Acquires Medical Instruments Technology

LAKELAND, Fla. - Officials from Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc., a prominent medical device reprocessor, announced the acquisition of Medical Instruments Technology, Inc., a Utah-based medical device reprocessor. Vanguard will now be able to reprocess cardiac retractors and ...More
June 26, 2002
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Cave Paintings Fading From Bacterial Growth

MADRID - Spanish researchers are trying to determine how to deal with an infestation of bacteria that is slowly eating the color out of one of the nation's most prized tourist sites - the Caves of Altamira. The cave paintings of bison were discovered in 1868 in the northern ...More
June 26, 2002
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Limited Smallpox Vaccinations Recommended

ATLANTA - A scientific panel announced last week that the Bush Administration should consider vaccinating key federal and state government officials with the smallpox vaccine to prevent widespread infection in case of a bioterrorism attack. The recommendation is under ...More
June 25, 2002
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Rafters Ill with Norwalk-Like Virus

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - Some 51 people have become ill with a Norwalk-like virus that has caused gastrointestinal illness. The rafters were hiking the Grand Canyon when infected. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked the ...More
June 24, 2002
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Study: Treatments for Hep C Improving

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A committee convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has significantly improved during the past five years. Sustained response rates have reportedly increased from 15 percent to 50 ...More
June 14, 2002
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Chinese Fish Sauce May Cause Esophageal Cancer

NEW YORK - A new study in the International Journal of Cancer reports a fermented fish sauce popular in China and the Philippines may cause esophageal cancer. Researchers examined 1,200 people with esophageal cancer, and a matching group without the illness, from the same ...More
June 14, 2002
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Drug Reps Pay to See Doctors

SEATTLE - Tired of managing the pharmaceutical representatives bombarding their waiting rooms, physicians in Seattle have decided to start charging reps for their visits. According to officials at the Polyclinic, a physician-owned clinic, sales reps will now pay $30 per ...More
June 14, 2002
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