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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

Government Agencies Cautious About Declaring Victory Over Avian Flu in Asia

WASHINGTON, ROME and PARIS -- Asian countries that declare victory over avian influenza should base such statements on in-depth investigations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) urged in a joint statement late ...More
March 19, 2004 Posted in News
Beckman Coulter Signs Exclusive Deal for New Sepsis Marker

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. announces it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Research and Diagnostic Antibodies LLC for R&D Abs' inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) monoclonal antibodies and patents. iNOS is an exciting new marker in blood that ...More
March 19, 2004 Posted in News
Unique Surgical Glove Designed to Replace Double Gloving

LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique, high-sensitivity, double surgical glove that saves time and money will be debuted at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Congress in San Diego, March 20-25, 2004. The glove was developed by Bio-Barrier ...More
March 19, 2004 Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
New Campaign Urges Patients to Speak Up for Safer Surgery

As surgical infections and medical errors continue to receive attention and scrutiny in the U.S., patients are becoming more involved than ever before in the decisions that affect their care. To help fill the need for more patient education, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has ...More
March 19, 2004 Posted in News
Canine Infection in Africa and Asia Still Considered a Threat

Rabies, caused by lyssavirus infection, is a disease that cannot be cured, so attention remains focused on the epidemiology of the disease and prophylactic intervention such as animal and human vaccination. Mary and David Warrell, from the University of Oxford in the United ...More
March 18, 2004 Posted in News
Clinical Trial Focuses on Treatment of Sepsis

TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- Medical Discoveries, Inc. announces its receipt of the first in a series of pre-clinical reports from Dr. Emil Chi, chairman of the department of histopathology at the University of Washington Medical School, for one of several studies on models of ...More
March 18, 2004 Posted in News
Bushmeat Poses Threat of Simian Retrovirus Transmission to Humans

Epidemiological research from central Africa in this week's issue of The Lancet highlights how a new form of retrovirus -- simian foamy virus (SFV) -- can be transferred from primates to humans as a result of hunting for bush meat. Although the effect of simian foamy ...More
March 18, 2004 Posted in News
Mechanism Leading to Life-Threatening Infection Identified by Researchers

SAN DIEGO -- The mechanism used by the bacteria that cause anthrax, bubonic plague and typhoid fever to avoid detection and destruction by the body's normal immune response - leading to life-threatening bacterial infections - has been identified by researchers at the ...More
March 17, 2004 Posted in News
Data Says Specific Nutritional Supplements Reduce Infection Rate and Length of Hospital Stay

MUNICH -- Recent data presented at the sixth annual World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis, held in Munich March 2-6, 2004, demonstrated that specialized nutritional supplements have a key role to play in modulating disease and improving outcome in ...More
March 17, 2004 Posted in News
Report Shows Zassi BMS Emerges as Winner in the Battle Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. -- Peter von Dyck, president and CEO of Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc., announced today that his company's patented Zassi Bowel Management System (BMS) has been found to be a valuable tool in the battle against hospital-acquired infections. According ...More
March 17, 2004 Posted in News