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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

Latest Headlines

PCV Vaccination Cuts Rates of Drug-resistant Disease

The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in infancy reduces the rate of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal disease in the community generally, according to new research. The authors of a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases say that PCV immunization “is a ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News
The Promise Of Personalized Medicine

A new technology developed by scientists at IBM could bring the promise of personalized medicine one step closer to reality. Using a basic computer language, the researchers created a "smart" DNA stream that contains a patient's entire medical record, according to a report ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News
Thousands of Darfur’s Children in Remote, Conflict-affected Areas to Get Measles Vaccine

KHARTOUM/GENEVA/NEW YORK -- In a unique follow-up to a June campaign that reached more than 2 million children in Darfur with vaccination against measles, a campaign was launched to reach another 150, 000 children from nine months to 15 years in remote areas of North Darfur ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News
Researchers Uncover How HIV Causes Abnormalities in Antibody-Producing Cells

HIV wreaks much of its damage by targeting the “orchestra conductor” of the immune system, a key class of T cells -- CD4+ T cells --whose destructive relationship with HIV has been well-studied by AIDS researchers. More poorly understood has been the effect of HIV on ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News
Diversa Awarded NIH Grant to Develop New Antibodies Targeting SARS

SAN DIEGO -- Diversa Corporation announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the company a grant for the discovery and development of antibodies to diagnose and treat Severe ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Preliminary Trial Results Suggest Sterilox Tx Solution is a Powerful New Treatment for Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

RADNOR, Pa. -- Sterilox Technologies Inc., and the Department of Dermatology at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, UK, today announced positive, preliminary human clinical trial results of a new antiseptic wound irrigation fluid for the treatment of chronic venous leg ...More
September 8, 2004 Posted in News
Venetec Introduces StatLock IV Ultra Neonate

SAN DIEGO -- Venetec International today announced introduction of the StatLock® IV Ultra Neonate catheter securement device, the first catheter securement device designed specifically for IV catheters in the neonatal nursery. StatLock IV Ultra Neonate replaces tape ...More
September 7, 2004 Posted in News
Joint Commission Announces Plans to Increase 2005 Survey Fees

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Citing the need to make further investments in the new accreditation process that was introduced this year, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)’ Board of Commissioners today approved overall 2005 survey fee ...More
September 7, 2004 Posted in News
Healthpoint to Sponsor Satellite Program, Present Scientific Posters at Upcoming Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Healthpoint, Ltd., a market leader in tissue-management pharmaceuticals and biologics, will offer a satellite program and two scientific poster presentations at the 19th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care, scheduled for Sept. ...More
September 7, 2004 Posted in News
Chicken Pox Vaccine Saves Money, Protects Whole Population

The chicken pox vaccine has saved America hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction in 1995 by preventing the kinds of severe cases that used to send children, teens and adults to the hospital, a new study finds. In fact, it’s even more effective -- and ...More
September 7, 2004 Posted in News