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SSIs in Ambulatory Surgery

In an analysis that included nearly 300,000 patients from eight states who underwent ambulatory surgery, researchers found that the rates of surgical ...read more

Hand Sanitizer Missing in Some Hospitals

Approximately 1 in 5 U.S. healthcare facilities don't make alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at every point of care, missing a critical ...read more

Antibiotic Prescribing Practices

A new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that clinicians in some hospitals prescribe three times as ...read more

PPE Utilization in a Pandemic

This report explores the utilization of personal protective equipment and respiratory protection within a pandemic scenario and addresses key issues ...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

Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Ribasphere for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for its Ribasphere (Ribavirin capsules) 200mg in combination with interferon alfa-2b for the treatment of hepatitis C ...More
April 7, 2004 Posted in News
CDC Announces New Awards for Lyme Disease Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that more than $3.5 million will be awarded to 10 institutions for new research on Lyme disease. The studies are designed to improve understanding of the disease and to examine new ...More
April 6, 2004 Posted in News
Survey Suggests Lack of Awareness Heightens Risk for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- New survey results unveiled today by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) - an organization dedicated to preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- suggest that lack of awareness may put Americans at risk for contracting ...More
April 6, 2004 Posted in News
Cell Research Uncovers Intriguing Clues to `Trojan Horse' Gene in HIV Infection

PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers are probing details of how HIV commandeers genes in infected cells to disguise itself from the immune system. The researchers, from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have identified cellular proteins expressed during HIV infection that ...More
April 6, 2004 Posted in News
AORN Honors Perioperative Registered Nurses

SAN DIEGO -- Several members of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), received national awards of excellence and achievement at AORN's 51st annual Congress in San Diego, March 21-25, 2004. Award winners include: Award for Excellence in Perioperative ...More
April 5, 2004 Posted in News
New York High School Students Make Impressive Showing in National Epidemiology Competition

WASHINGTON -- Nine high school students from New York state will compete for college scholarships of up to $50,000 each this month in the first-ever Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by the College ...More
April 5, 2004 Posted in News
Tyco Healthcare Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Reusable Sharps Containers

MANSFIELD, Mass. -- Tyco Healthcare Group LP announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Daniels Corporation, Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc., and American Waste Industries, Inc. Tyco Healthcare asserts that ...More
April 5, 2004 Posted in News
State of California Endorses Reprocessing

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The California Department of Health Services (DHS) has recommended Vanguard Medical Concepts' comprehensive medical device reprocessing program as a way for hospitals to reduce the flow of medical waste into landfills. It is one of six recommendations for ...More
April 5, 2004 Posted in News
Manufacturer Recalls Nasal Spray Contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex

MIAMI- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been notified of a voluntary recall of over-the-counter oxymetazoline HCl 0.05 percent nasal spray because of intrinsic contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex. The nasal spray is distributed as ...More
April 2, 2004 Posted in News
Ansell Healthcare Products Inc. Introduces New Ansell Latex-Free Surgical

RED BANK, N.J. -- Ansell Healthcare Products Inc. introduces its new Ansell Performance polyisoprene (PI) surgical glove. The latex-free and powder-free glove features many of the benefits associated with natural rubber latex products, including superior barrier protection, ...More
April 2, 2004 Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions