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Infection Control Tomorrow

Learn more about Infection Control Tomorrow, the industry's most progressive 2-day in-person event discussing traditional strategies and leading ...read more

Science Summit: Emerging Pathogens

The Science Summits provide an opportunity for manufacturers in the infection prevention and control arena to present and explain the science behind ...read more

Prompt Use of Antivirals is Key This Flu Season

A report published in the Jan. 16, 2015 edition of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that this season’s flu ...read more

Labs and Ebola

Due to a heightened concern in the United States about Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance for clinical ...read more

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring

Report Summary Hospital executives, infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are by now familiar with a number of givens relating to ...read more

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National Survey Shows Avian Flu is a Top Concern This Year

ROSWELL, Ga. -- More than half the people in a new survey about the upcoming cold and flu season say they are concerned about the possibility of a flu strain jumping from animals to humans. The results represent a big shift from a year ago when only one percent of ...More
November 3, 2005 Posted in News
With or Without a Pandemic Scenario, Flu is a Serious Health Threat

About as many Americans die of influenza each year as are killed by breast cancer. But only with some unusual event -- the movement of the avian flu or a shortage of vaccine – does the public typically take notice. The flu is not just an aggressive form of the common ...More
November 3, 2005 Posted in News
APIC Applauds President’s Strategy on Pandemic Flu Threat, Urges Administration to Address Additional Key Elements

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was made by Kathy L. Warye, executive director of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): “APIC commends President Bush and the administration for their commitment to addressing the threat ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
Study Identifies Several New Bacterial Species Associated With Common Infection in Women

SEATTLE -- Despite being one of the most common infections among women, scientists and doctors know little about the causes of bacterial vaginosis (BV), a usually benign disease that is also linked to serious health problems including pelvic inflammatory disease, an ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
For Your Holiday Buffet, Remember the Two-Hour Rule – Bacteria Certainly Will

Visiting with family and friends over long leisurely meals or grazing on buffet-style spreads while watching football games for hours is an integral part of many holiday settings. For the safety of your guests, however, make sure your holiday banquet doesn’t turn into a ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
Exercise is the Best Protection Against Catching a Cold

Exercise is the best protection against catching a cold, according to research conducted by Appalachian State University’s David Nieman. Nieman is a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science and director of the university’s Human ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
HIV Patients of Low Socio-economic Status Likelier to Die Sooner Than Others

HIV patients with a low socioeconomic status (SES) are likelier to die much more often than patients with higher levels of wealth and education, a new UCLA study has found. These findings are of concern given the high rates of HIV among patients with low socioeconomic ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
Neurological Disease Raises Risk of Complications from Flu

As another flu season approaches, patients with neurological and neuromuscular disease are especially vulnerable to respiratory failure caused by influenza. Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia identified this high-risk group of patients, who have ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
Children With Neurological, Neuromuscular Diseases and Flu

Children with neurological and neuromuscular diseases should receive an annual influenza vaccination because of a higher risk of respiratory failure if they are hospitalized with influenza, according to a study in the Nov. 2, 2005 issue of JAMA. Influenza is a common ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News
Drugs Make Life-or-Death Difference if Avian Flu Strikes

In the absence of a specific avian flu vaccine, could antiviral drugs thwart a pandemic should the virus spread from birds to humans? One person with a detailed knowledge of that subject is Dr. Anne Moscona, an infectious-disease expert at NewYork-Presbyterian ...More
November 2, 2005 Posted in News