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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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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center to Build Digital OR

ANDOVER, Mass. - Officials from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have decided to team with Smith & Nephew Endoscopy to create 12 custom-designed, integrated endoscopic digital operating rooms. Smith & Nephew will provide innovative medical technologies ...More
May 15, 2002
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Artifical Pancreas in Tests

LONDON - Participants in a European study will receive artificial pancreases next month as part of a clinical trial. The pancreas, which controls the body's insulin levels, has been recreated in a three-part system. A sensor on the skin measures blood glucose levels, a ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News
Good Dental Care May Prevent Some Pneumonia

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new study suggests healthcare workers in nursing homes should help residents brush their teeth to prevent pneumonia. Researchers at the University of Michigan report that aspiration pneumonia, caused when a person inhales small pieces of food and plaque ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News
VHA Nurses Poll: `We'll Stay Through Shortage'

IRVING, Texas - At a recent national healthcare conference, officials from VHA Inc. polled nurses on the work force shortage. Some 54 percent said the shortage has become more severe in the last three months, although 62 percent of nurse executives and managers say they ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News
What's Up Doc? Carrots Created Containing Hep B Vaccine

BERLIN - A team of German researchers have created modified carrots that contain a hepatitis B vaccination. After experimenting with tomatoes and potatoes, the scientists say carrots may be the most efficient way to prevent the liver-attacking virus. Rather than following ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News
Maxxim Medical Signs Can Liner Contract

WALTHAM, Mass. - Officials at Maxxim Medical, Inc. say they have signed a five-year contract with AmeriNet Choice for the healthcare organization's can liner business. Maxxim Medical will provide the company with hamper and biohazard bags -- a deal estimated at $4 million ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News
Bread is Good For You! Whole Grains Reduce Diabetes Risk

NEW YORK-New research suggests eating whole grain foods may help overweight adults avoid developing Type 2 diabetes. After studying a group of overweight adults placed in whole grain diets, researchers noticed the group had a significant drop in insulin levels. Their ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News
Experimental Device Aids Angioplasty

VIENNA - Sending a small device into veins to cut up blood clots and vacuum them out improves the medical outlook of patients facing angioplasty. Research from the University of Vienna shows using the X-sizer may help more than receiving an angioplasty alone. The device, ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News
New Breast Cancer Treatment Approved

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved a new device for treating breast cancer. The MammoSite Radiation Therapy System is an implanted catheter intended to treat women who had a cancerous lump removed in its early stages of ...More
May 7, 2002
Posted in News
Mad Cow Reported in Poland

WARSAW - The first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in Poland this week. A nine-year-old cow was diagnosed in a slaughterhouse. BSE is thought to cause the human variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), which causes proteins to self-destruct ...More
May 6, 2002
Posted in News