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Researchers Study Use of Masks and Hand Hygiene to Prevent Flu Transmission in Households

Previous controlled studies on the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI), namely the use of facemasks and intensified hand hygiene, in preventing household transmission of influenza have not produced definitive results, according to Thorsten Suess, of the ...More

Yesterday

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Cardinal Health Awarded AORN Seal of Recognition for Education Quality

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has awarded the AORN Seal of Recognition™ to education materials developed by Cardinal Health. "Behind the Mask: Your Complete Guide to Facial Protection, produced by Cardinal Health, is an educational program to ...More

Yesterday

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Cardinal Health Introduces Smart-Seal Surgical Mask

Cardinal Health announces the availability of its Smart-Seal™ surgical mask, designed to enhance fit and help reduce fog on eyewear. The mask is the company’s latest addition to its facial protection portfolio and leverages the key design features of the company’s ...More

2 weeks ago

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Pairing Masks and Handwashing Could Drastically Slow Spread of Pandemic Flu

Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found. ...More

2 weeks ago

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Key Surgical Donates More Than 800,000 Masks to MedShare

Key Surgical, a leading supplier of sterile processing and operating room supplies, has donated more than 800,000 faceshields and protective masks to MedShare, an Atlanta-based non-profit that recovers and redistributes surplus medical supplies and equipment to developing ...More

4 weeks ago

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Study Finds Inadequate Mask Use Among Healthcare Workers Early in 2009 H1N1 Outbreak

Inadequate use of masks or respirators put healthcare workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. The study, led by ...More

November 30, 2011

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Organizations Issue Joint Statement on FDA Clearance of Pediatric Face Mask

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) state that they are pleased that ...More

September 29, 2011

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FDA Clears First Single-Use Face Mask for Children

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Kimberly-Clark pediatric/child face mask, designed to be worn in hospitals and healthcare facilities to help reduce the spread of airborne respiratory tract bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. The mask is designed ...More

September 28, 2011

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Filligent Receives FDA Clearance for Antiviral Face Mask

Filligent Limited announces that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its range of BioFriend™ BioMask™ (Series A) surgical facemasks. Market clearance was granted under a new medical device classification for antimicrobial surgical face masks, ...More

August 2, 2011

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Non-Invasive Ventilation: Implications on the Optimal Choice of Respiratory Protection

The guidance on the optimal choice of respiratory protection for healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with suspected/confirmed influenza infection requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has remained controversial. In a poster presentation at the International ...More

July 5, 2011

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