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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

The Essentials of Sterility Assurance

It is critical that infection preventionists understand the principles and practices related to sterility assurance so that they may assist their ...read more

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Primagen Receives "Notice of Allowance" for Mitox™ Patent

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Primagen Holding B.V., a provider of molecular diagnostics tests for infectious diseases, AIDS and cancer, announced that it has received a “notice of allowance” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the use of mitochondrial nucleic ...More
December 15, 2004 Posted in News
Broad-based Vaccination of Wild Mice Could Help Reduce Lyme Disease Risk In Humans

Vaccinating large populations of white-footed mice against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease could help reduce the risk of transmission of the disease to humans, says a study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the ...More
December 15, 2004 Posted in News
University at Albany Researchers Link PCBs to Respiratory Diseases

ALBANY, N.Y. -- University at Albany researchers have found a link between respiratory diseases and New York State residents who live in or near hazardous waste sites containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and persistent pesticides. The report, published this month in ...More
December 15, 2004 Posted in News
Increased Benefits Found From Wider Use of Anti-parasite Drugs

Encouraging new data from the wider distribution of anti-parasite drugs in pregnant women and very young children demonstrates that medicines commonly used to treat parasitic infections have much wider benefits than was previously thought. The data was presented during a ...More
December 15, 2004 Posted in News
Imatinib (Gleevec) Has Activity in AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A new clinical study has shown that imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) has activity in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Imatinib inhibits important pathways that spur cancer growth, resulting in the regression of KS tumors within four weeks in some ...More
December 15, 2004 Posted in News
Consorta Awards Medline With National Agreement for Traditional Wound Care Products

MUNDELEIN, Ill — Consorta, Inc., a leading healthcare resource management and group purchasing organization, has awarded Medline Industries, Inc., a sole source agreement for traditional wound care products. The three-year agreement, valued at more than $18 million, will ...More
December 13, 2004 Posted in News
CDC and the Clean Hands Coalition Highlight Shining Soaper-Stars

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Clean Hands Coalition highlight several resources for parents and educators to promote good handwashing to help protect children from illness this cold and flu season. Nearly 22 million school days are lost ...More
December 13, 2004 Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
One-Year Anniversary of One of the Largest Hepatitis A Outbreaks in U.S. History Brings Experts Together to Raise Disease Awareness

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of hepatitis A outbreaks across the country, former United States Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, and the National Partnership for Immunization are joining forces to educate the public about the disease and ...More
December 13, 2004 Posted in News
Novel Antibiotic Shows Promise in Shortening Treatment Duration of Tuberculosis

RARITAN, N.J. -- Scientists at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development (J&JPRD) have identified a novel anti-tuberculosis (TB) compound that works better and faster than the current standard of care in mouse models of TB infection. Also, ...More
December 10, 2004 Posted in News
United States Pledges 20 Million Doses of Smallpox Vaccine to Global Stockpile

PARIS -- U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson announced that the United States is pledging 20 million doses of smallpox vaccine to the global stockpile managed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The United States donation is by far the ...More
December 10, 2004 Posted in News