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How Bleach Kills Bacteria

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have made strides in understanding exactly how bleach kills bacteria—and how ...read more

World Immunization Week is April 2024

"Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect" is the message of this year’s World Immunization Week, being celebrated April 24-30, ...read more

Ebola Virus Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the following frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. ...read more

Infection Prevention and Hand Hygiene

Growing body of evidence demonstrates that patients who are more actively involved in their healthcare experience better health outcomes and incur ...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

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Building a Better Hospital is Just What the Doctor Ordered for Patients, Staff

Hospitals are unnecessarily risky and stressful places, but a number of improvements to the design of hospital facilities could reduce stress and risk for patients and staff, reveals research by Texas A&M University professor of architecture Roger Ulrich. The findings ...More
July 13, 2004 Posted in News
Kimberly-Clark Introduces a New Control Unit for Use of its Patient Warming System in the OR

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Building on its commitment to provide healthcare professionals with the most innovative and effective medical products on the market, Kimberly-Clark Health Care has introduced the M1000, a new control unit for its KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming ...More
July 13, 2004 Posted in News
Polio Experts Warn of Largest Epidemic in Recent Years, as Polio Hits the Sudan

GENEVA, Switzerland -- Epidemiologists of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have issued a stark warning that west and central Africa is on the brink of the largest polio epidemic in recent years. The warning follows confirmation that a child was paralyzed on May ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
Chiron Receives License for New Meningococcal B Vaccine for New Zealand

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Chiron Corporation today announced that it has received a license for its new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand, MeNZB. Chiron developed the vaccine, in close collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the Norwegian Institute of ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
Progress Toward an AIDS Vaccine is Outweighed by Challenges

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Global efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS have intensified over the past few years, yet they continue to fall short of what is likely to be needed to achieve success, according to a new report by the International AIDS ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
Ridgecrest Regional Medical Center and Medline Sign Major Supply Distribution Agreement

MUNDELEIN, Ill. -- Ridgecrest Regional Medical Center in Ridgecrest, Calif. and Medline Industries, Inc. have signed a multi-year supply distribution agreement in which Medline will act as the system’s primary supplier for medical and surgical supplies. The five-year ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
USDA and HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

WASHINGTON -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman last week announced three actions being taken to further strengthen existing safeguards that protect consumers against the agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
Federal Survey Shows That Immunization Lags for Children in Childcare

More than 20 percent of preschool children lack required immunizations, placing them and their classmates at risk for illness, according to a new study based on the federal National Immunization Survey. Whether the children were in day care made no difference in ...More
July 12, 2004 Posted in News
Researchers Find That Avian Flu Evolved Into a Highly Pathogenic Virus Through Continued Circulation and Gene Swapping

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An avian influenza virus that has caused three major outbreaks among poultry and killed several people in East Asia over the past seven years arose through a series of genetic reassortment events with other viruses. This study finding, by scientists from ...More
July 9, 2004 Posted in News
WHO Urges Prompt Action on Avian Influenza Outbreaks

MANILA, Philippines -- The World Health Organization has urged the authorities in Asian countries newly affected by outbreaks of avian influenza to make viral isolates available so that they can be analyzed by international reference laboratories. "We need to take a ...More
July 9, 2004 Posted in News