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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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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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Internet Users: Regulate Health Info

NEW YORK -- A study of Internet users in four countries has determined that cyberchondriacs - those who use the Internet to research health issues - want government regulated information. There are an estimated 100 million cyberchondriacs in the US, 48 million in Japan, 31 ...More
June 14, 2002
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Children in Intensive Care Get New Infections

NEW YORK - A new study of pediatric patients has found that as many as 12 percent leave the intensive care unit with life-threatening infections acquired during their time in the hospital. The national survey, which was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and ...More
June 14, 2002
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HHS Grants $30M to Ease Nursing Shortage

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have granted $30 million to attract more people into the field of nursing. More than $22 million will be distributed to colleges, universities and other organizations, while $8 million will be ...More
June 11, 2002
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Gilbert Receives Heritage Award

TORONTO - Walter Gilbert, PhD, will be given the Biotechnology Heritage Award June 12 at the BIO 2002 International Convention and Exhibition in Toronto. Gilbert, who is a renowned Harvard-affiliated Nobel Prize winner, is the co-founder and chairman of Paratek ...More
June 11, 2002
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New Hep C Treatment Being Tested

REHOVOT, Israel - U.S. health officials estimate that more Americans will die during this decade of hepatitis C (HCV) infection than AIDS. Officials at XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. are trying to make a difference in these statistics. After successfully passing Phase IA ...More
June 11, 2002
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Drug-Coated Stent Prevents Restenosis

NEW YORK -New research shows stents coated with the antibiotic sirolimus are more effective in preventing restenosis - the renarrowing of blood vessels after an angioplasty. The RAVEL trial, conducted by the Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, examined 238 patients. Half ...More
June 7, 2002
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Hepatitis B Vaccination, Nerve Diseases Not Related

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Contrary to several consumers' groups voiced concerns, a federally funded scientific panel has found no evidence to link nerve diseases to hepatitis B vaccinations. The panel recommended further research, but concluded there is no proof the vaccine causes ...More
June 5, 2002
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