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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

The Essentials of Sterility Assurance

It is critical that infection preventionists understand the principles and practices related to sterility assurance so that they may assist their ...read more

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Sontra Announces Promising Initial Human Clinical Results from Transdermal Vaccination Study

FRANKLIN, Mass. -- Sontra Medical Corporation announced promising initial human clinical results from a twenty patient study conducted by Daniel H. Libraty, MD at the University of Massachusetts Medical School that evaluated the immune response induced by using the SonoPrep ...More
October 26, 2004 Posted in News
Genetically Modified Parasite Lets Researchers Probe Immune System's Memory

St. Louis -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania have found an immune system cell can "remember" a parasite's attack and help the body mount a more effective defense against subsequent invasions by the same ...More
October 26, 2004 Posted in News
Over-the-Counter Drugs to Treat Upper Respiratory Infections May Save Billions

Using nonprescription, or over-the-counter (OTC), medications to treat common upper respiratory infections could save $4.75 billion a year, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Northwestern University.The study, which was sponsored by the Consumer ...More
October 26, 2004 Posted in News
Immune System in a Bottle Could Help Prevent Flu Vaccine Shortage

Picture a honeycomb and each compartment in the honeycomb is coated with living cells from a person's mouth, skin or a piece of bone. University of Michigan associate professor Nicholas Kotov believes that one day, the cells in those honeycombs can be used to grow spare ...More
October 26, 2004 Posted in News
Oculus Innovative Sciences Announces U.S. EPA Approval of Microcyn Disinfectant Technology; Patented Electrolysis Process Produces the World’s First Stable Super-oxidized Water

PETALUMA, Calif. -- Hoji Alimi, founder and president of Oculus Innovative Sciences, today announced that the company has received approval from the U.S. EPA to market the company’s first U.S. disinfectant product utilizing the company’s Microcyn™ technology, as a ...More
October 26, 2004 Posted in News
How Can We Combat MRSA?

The attitude toward MRSA in the United Kingdom is a case of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, argues a doctor in a letter in a recent issue of British Medical Journal. Nicholas Akerman's experience of working in Australia was that people are unable to work with ...More
October 25, 2004 Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Infection, Not Lack of Oxygen, Plays Larger Role in Premature Infant Brain Injury

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have dispelled the widespread belief among obstetricians that, in premature infants, brain injury results from a lack of oxygen, also called hypoxia, when, in fact, infection plays a larger role. “Infection plays a much larger role than lack of ...More
October 25, 2004 Posted in News
Bug's-Eye-View of Urinary Tract Reveals E. Coli Infection Genes

Anyone who thinks scientists lead a glamorous, exciting life should talk to Jennifer Snyder, a graduate student at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine. During July of 2003, while all her friends were out enjoying themselves, Snyder spent 10 days trying to get 40 ...More
October 25, 2004 Posted in News
"Bad Bugs" Causing Respiratory Infections are Increasingly Resistant to Antibiotics

Between 1995 and 2003, the major “bad bugs” causing respiratory infections in hospitals have grown increasingly resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics, according to data from the Antimicrobial Resistance Management (ARM) Program. The sharpest decline was between 1995 ...More
October 25, 2004 Posted in News
Mass Vaccination Exercise Clinics Provide Flu Shots To 7,855

LA JUNTA -- Approximately 7,855 persons in at-risk categories received free flu shots on Oct. 16 as part of the mass vaccination clinic exercise held in nine Southeastern Colorado counties. The event, one of the largest bioterrorism exercises to be held in Colorado, also ...More
October 25, 2004 Posted in News