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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

World Immunization Week is April 2024

"Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect" is the message of this year’s World Immunization Week, being celebrated April 24-30, ...read more

Ebola Virus Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the following frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. ...read more

Mobile Patient-Care Equipment

This report addresses the role mobile medical equipment may play in the transmission of disease-causing pathogens as well as the challenges related ...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

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
Smallpox Vaccine May Cause Harmless Skin Rashes

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- People who have never received a smallpox vaccination may develop any of a variety of benign skin rashes a few days after getting vaccinated for smallpox that should not be confused with a more serious complication of the vaccine, according to an article ...More
March 17, 2004 Posted in News
Medical Services International's VScan HIV Test Kits to be Used in Drug Rehabilitation Clinics

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Medical Services International Inc. announces that Beijing officials have approved the shipping of VScan HIV 1&2 rapid test kits to certain Provincial police departments to start a mandatory testing program for HIV in drug rehabilitation facilities. ...More
March 16, 2004 Posted in News