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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

Anthrax Incident Points to Safety Issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the ...read more

Tetanus Infection

The CDC offers information on tetanus infection caused by Clostridium tetani. ...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

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Sterilizer Division Awarded Contract for Multiple Steam Sterilizers

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s sterilization division announced it has been awarded a major contract for Arizona State University to supply three specially constructed cage & rack steam autoclaves, as part of a new facility project. ...More
October 12, 2004 Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Report Underscores Value of Zinc in Treating the Common Cold

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The benefits of using zinc products to fight the common cold are underscored by findings reported in the September/October issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. The report, which reviews more than two decades of laboratory and ...More
October 12, 2004 Posted in News
T Cell’s Memory May Offer Long-Term Immunity To Leishmaniasis

PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a "central memory" form of "helper" T cells that can offer immunity to leishmaniasis, a disease that causes considerable death and disfigurement across the globe and has been found in U.S. ...More
October 12, 2004 Posted in News
After Flu Exposure, Mild Exercise Protects Mature Mice From Dying, But Not From Developing Symptoms

Austin, Texas -- University of Illinois researchers report that four consecutive days of moderate exercise in mice after they were infected with influenza protects them from dying, compared with mice that didn’t exercise. This protective effect was more evident in mice ...More
October 12, 2004 Posted in News
Nursing Homes Worst Hit by Lack of Flu Vaccine

MINNEAPOLIS -- In light of the influenza vaccine shortage, the Minnesota Department of Health and local public health have surveyed communities, clinics, hospitals and nursing homes regarding their vaccine supplies and needs. Results indicate that Minnesota has about ...More
October 11, 2004 Posted in News
EndoNurse Education Campaign of the Year Submissions Now Being Accepted

PHOENIX -- EndoNurse magazine has announced a call for entries for the 2004 Education Campaign of the Year. Nominations are being accepted through Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 for the year’s most outstanding educational campaign. “EndoNurse and the EndoNurse Institute recognize ...More
October 11, 2004 Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Korean Scientists Discover Two New Bacteria

A team of South Korean scientists has discovered a pair of hitherto unknown bacteria near King Sejong Station, the state-funded research institute in the Antarctic. The team, co-headed by Seoul National University professor Chun Jong-sik and Korea Ocean Research and ...More
October 11, 2004 Posted in News
First Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection This Season Detected in Camden County, N.J. Woman

TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services today reported its first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection this season in a 48-year-old Camden County woman who is recovering from the illness. “Even though the weather is getting ...More
October 11, 2004 Posted in News
Premier Signs Multi-Source Agreement for Hypodermic and Sharps Products

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing organization of Premier, Inc., has awarded 21 multi-source contracts to 13 suppliers for hypodermic and sharps products in seven product categories. The agreements were effective Oct. 1, 2004. The awarded suppliers ...More
October 11, 2004 Posted in News
HHS Awards $232 Million in Biodefense Contracts For Vaccine Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has announced four new contracts totaling more than $232 million to fund development of new vaccines against three potential agents of bioterrorism: smallpox, plague and tularemia. The National Institute of Allergy ...More
October 8, 2004 Posted in News