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Blood Exposures Survey

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first ...read more

Food Safety in Restaurants

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks ...read more

Flu Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on key facts about the 2013-2014 influenza season. ...read more

SSI Prevention

This report explores the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) within the context of evidence-based practices replacing "sacred cows" in the ...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

NIAID Offers "SARS Chip" Free to Researchers

WASHINGTON -- To spur research on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announces a free distribution program for a new "SARS chip" that will enable researchers to rapidly detect tiny genetic ...More
June 24, 2003 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Med-Design Launches New One-Handed Safety Dental Syringe

VENTURA, Calif. -- The Med-Design Corporation, a leader in the design and development of safety-engineered devices for medical use, announces it has launched its first gross margin product, the 1Shot Safety Dental Syringe. The 1Shot Safety Dental Syringe is a one-handed, ...More
June 24, 2003 Posted in News
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Initiates StaphVAX Immunogenicity Study

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announces the start of a clinical trial to evaluate the immunogenicity of StaphVAX (Staphylococcus aureus polysaccharide conjugate vaccine) using a newly manufactured lot of vaccine also intended for use in a planned confirmatory ...More
June 24, 2003 Posted in News
Promising New Technology from Procter & Gamble Considered Effective in Purifying Water for the Developing World

LONDON -- The Procter & Gamble Health Sciences Institute, in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced today that a new product has been developed, tested and proven effective in ...More
June 24, 2003 Posted in News
Baxa Corporation Announces Release of Rapid-Fill Automated Syringe Filler

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Baxa Corporation announces the launch of the Rapid-Fill Automated Filling System (ASF). Designed for speed and accuracy, the Rapid-Fill ASF automates the process of sterile syringe filling, capping and labeling in a pharmacy hood. The Rapid-Fill was ...More
June 23, 2003 Posted in News
Immtech Initiates Patient Enrollment of Malaria Trial

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-- Immtech International, Inc. has initiated patient enrollment of an expanded Phase IIa clinical trial of its oral drug candidate DB289 for the treatment of malaria. The clinical trial is designed to test the safety and efficacy of DB289 against both the ...More
June 23, 2003 Posted in News
CEL-SCI Signs Agreement With National Institutes of Health and U.S. Army for Testing of CEL-1000 Against SARS, Smallpox, Vaccinia and West Nile Virus

VIENNA, Va. -- CEL-SCI Corporation has signed a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), an institute of the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID) to ...More
June 23, 2003 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Lack of Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Challenges Growth of the Diagnostic Market

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Growth of diagnostic markets are directly dependent on an increasing awareness of the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which in turn spur the demand for routine screening facilities. Educational initiatives have met with success in ...More
June 16, 2003 Posted in News
Silvasorb Antimicrobial Silver Wound Dressing Receives 2003 Technological Innovation Award

MUNDLEIN, Ill. -- Frost & Sullivan recently announced AcryMed, Inc. as the recipient of the 2003 Technological Innovation Award in the antimicrobial dressings market. The award specifically recognizes AcyMed's development of its MicroLattice technology used in the ...More
June 16, 2003 Posted in News
Antifungal Drug Helps Kids with Immune Disorder Avoid Hospitalization

:Antifungal Drug Helps Kids with Immune Disorder Avoid Hospitalization @bopdy:WASHINGTON -- The antifungal medication itraconazole is well tolerated and effectively prevents fungal infections in children who have chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), report scientists from ...More
June 16, 2003 Posted in News