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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

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

Utah Physician Pays Back $81,354 for Charging Patients for Free Vaccines

A Cedar City, Utah doctor paid back $81,354 for charging patients for vaccines that were supposed to be offered free to needy children. Dr. Kourosh Ghaffari and Valley View Pediatrics paid the money as part of a settlement with the Utah Attorney General's Office, U.S. ...More
November 7, 2004 Posted in News
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster Warns of Flu Vaccine Price Gouging

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that consumers should be on the alert, and immediately report, suspected price gouging by either distributors or providers of the flu vaccine. McMaster has alerted the Centers for Disease Control and ...More
November 7, 2004 Posted in News
Connecticut Attorney General Sues Wholesale Pharmaceutical Company for Price Gouging of Flu Vaccines

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sued a Florida-based pharmaceutical wholesaler that has charged unconscionably high prices for the flu vaccine and illegally conducted business in this state. In the midst of a nationwide flu vaccine shortage, Meds-Stat ...More
November 7, 2004 Posted in News
Kansas Attorney General Announces Settlement With Flu Vaccine Distributor

A Florida company that was sued for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act for allegedly over-inflating the price of flu vaccine has agreed to settlement terms with the state, Attorney General Phill Kline announced last week. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.- based Meds-Stat was ...More
November 7, 2004 Posted in News
Virginia Department of Health Recommends Pneumonia Vaccine for Seniors

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Department of Health is encouraging all adults aged 65 and over to get vaccinated against pneumococcal disease. Each year pneumococcal disease causes thousands of hospitalizations and deaths. This serious disease can lead to infections of the ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News
North Carolina Public Health Officials Investigating More Possible E-Coli Cases

RALEIGH – North Carolina public health officials today said that they have additional cases of possible E. coli under investigation. Most of them, however, are under investigation and have not been confirmed. “When you really look hard for E. coli cases as part of an ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News
Kansas Purchases Flu Vaccine From Universities

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will purchase 1,830 doses of flu vaccine from six universities in Kansas and redistribute the vaccine to local health departments for individuals at high risk for severe complications from the flu. The vaccine was made ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News
California State Health Director Announces Proposed Changes to Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Regulations

SACRAMENTO -- Citing a need to protect patients and California’s fragile healthcare system, State Health Director Sandra Shewry today announced proposed changes to California’s regulations limiting the number of hospital patients under a nurse’s care. "The Schwarzenegger ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News
African-Americans Get HIV Medications Slower Than Whites

A new UCLA study shows that African-American HIV patients treated by white doctors receive life-saving HIV medication less than those who have an African-American doctor. “Does Racial Concordance Between HIV-Positive Patients and Their Physicians Affect the Time to Receipt ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News
3M Health Care Offers Poster Advising What to Do to Stay Healthy During Cold and Cough Season

With the current flu vaccine shortage, proper cough etiquette and good hand hygiene is more important than ever. 3M Health Care, the manufacturer of hand antiseptics and patient-care masks, has created a poster in English and Spanish instructing persons to cover their ...More
November 5, 2004 Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene