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Blood Exposures Survey

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first ...read more

Food Safety in Restaurants

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks ...read more

Flu Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on key facts about the 2013-2014 influenza season. ...read more

SSI Prevention

This report explores the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) within the context of evidence-based practices replacing "sacred cows" in the ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

Pennsylvania Completes West Nile Virus Surveillance for 2003

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty and Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff announced that the state has completed its West Nile surveillance efforts for 2003. "With the recent ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Sterilox Launches Innovative Approach to Fight Pathogens for Food Safety

RADNOR, Pa. -- Food retail and food service markets now have a powerful tool for fighting pathogens and spoilage organisms and for boosting the confidence of consumers and customers. Sterilox Technologies Inc. has launched the A-2000, the first model in its compact line of ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Can Viruses That Infect Bacteria Fight Plant Disease?

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- While the medical community has been exploring the use of bacteriophages, a form of virus that can be used to manage bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, plant pathologists with the American Phytopathological Society (APS) now say that this ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Acambis Commences First Human Clinical Trial of West Nile Vaccine

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Acambis, a leading developer of vaccines against infectious diseases, announces the start of a Phase I trial of its investigational vaccine against West Nile virus, ChimeriVax-West Nile. Since it was first identified in New York in ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
OSHA Fines New York Hospital

The National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (NAPPSI) reports in a special alert to its members that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a groundbreaking ruling involving needlestick-safety violations at Montefiore ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Kemin Pharma Identifies New Molecule Effective Against Human Cytomegalovirus

HERENTALS, Belgium -- Kemin Pharma announces the identification of novel, carbohydrate-based molecules with highly effective and selective activity against human cytomegalovirus (CMV). "In our initial in vitro screening, a new molecule, identified as KPE1015, was ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Study Finds Elements of Green Tea Prevent HIV From Binding to Human T Cells

MILWAUKEE -- The major component of green tea prevents the binding of HIV to human T cells, the first step in HIV infection, according to a study and an accompanying editorial published in the November 2003 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The ...More
November 11, 2003 Posted in News
Consorta, Inc. Chooses Passive Design of B. Braun Introcan Safety IV Catheter to Help Members Reduce Needlesticks

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- B. Braun Medical Inc. announces that it has signed a purchasing contract with Consorta, Inc., a leading group purchasing and resource management company, for the B. Braun Introcan Safety IV Catheter, designed to minimize accidental needlestick injuries ...More
November 5, 2003 Posted in News
Closure Medical Corporation Initiates Patient Enrollment in Pilot Study for Its Vascular Sealant Product

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Closure Medical Corporation, a global leader in biomaterial-based medical devices, announced the first use in humans of its synthetic vascular sealant product under the company's FDA-approved clinical trial. The first patient received the product at the ...More
November 5, 2003 Posted in News
Focus Technologies Announces FDA Clearance of West Nile Virus IgG and IgM Diagnostic Kits

HERNDON, Va. -- Focus Technologies announced today FDA clearance of its IgM and IgG ELISA antibody detection diagnostic kits based on a West Nile Virus (WNV) recombinant protein antigen licensed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The West Nile Virus ...More
November 5, 2003 Posted in News