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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

Cleaning the OR

Experts are pushing for a surgical conscience in the operating room that also encompasses a heightened awareness of intraoperative transmission of ...read more

Vectorborne Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health partners in recognizing World ...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

Latest Headlines

More Than Half of All Americans are Symptomatic of Highly Contagious Nail Fungus and Infection, but Unaware of it, New Survey Reports

NILES, Ill. -- More than half of all Americans are symptomatic of highly contagious, unsightly and often difficult to cure nail fungus and infections, and may potentially pass them along to others by sharing nail tools, according to a new survey on nail hygiene habits. ...More
April 20, 2004 Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
Second NIAID SARS Vaccine Candidate Helps Mice Fend Off SARS

An experimental vaccine based on a critical piece of the SARS virus protects mice from SARS infection, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have found. When exposed to the SARS virus, ...More
April 20, 2004 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Groups Say President's Plan Would Limit Access to Effective, Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs in Developing Countries

The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are urging the Bush administration to adopt the World Health Organization's (WHO) quality standards for purchasing HIV/AIDS drugs instead of developing its own process that will take ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
Strategies Could Make for Safer Shift Changes at Hospitals

Newswise -- As hospitals across the United States develop policies to prevent worker fatigue and ensure patient safety, a study at Ohio State University has identified key strategies that might make the job easier. Culled from high-risk environments as diverse as a railroad ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
Study Finds Few New Antibiotics Are in the Pipeline

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Despite a critical need for new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections and other infectious diseases, very few new antibiotics are being developed, according to a study in the May 1, 2004 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. To document trends, ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
Pediatric Influenza Complications Underscore the Importance of Vaccination for Kids at Highest Risk

PHILADELPHIA - The influenza season began unusually early in 2003-2004, with some cases reported as early as October. Several states reported severe complications in otherwise healthy children. In a first-of-its-kind survey, researchers tapped into the Infectious Diseases ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
Potentially Severe Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections are on the Rise Among Children and Others Not Previously at Risk

PHILADELPHIA - Public health experts are warning of a dramatic increase in potentially severe antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among children and other populations who until recently were not considered to be at risk. The information was presented today ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
Children's Hospital in Texas Reports Seven-Fold Increase in Childhood Influenza for 2003-2004

PHILADELPHIA - Earlier reports of severe influenza outbreaks among children this season are reflected in the experience of one children's hospital in Texas, which reported a dramatic increase in cases of the flu, serious complications and deaths, even among otherwise ...More
April 19, 2004 Posted in News
ETHICON Products Introduces New Needle Technology

SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- ETHICON Products today announced the introduction of a revolutionary needle to its line of top-selling sutures. MultiPass Needles are designed to provide surgeons with sharper, stronger needles that provide better control, making every pass of the needle ...More
April 16, 2004 Posted in News
CDC Recommends Temporary Suspension of Adoptions from Chinese Orphanage in Response to Measles Outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recommended a temporary suspension of adoption proceedings for children from the Zhuzhou Child Welfare Institute in the Hunan Province of China, which is experiencing an outbreak of ...More
April 16, 2004 Posted in News