Infection Control Today - National Institutes Of Health (NIH)

Duke to Co-Lead NIH Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance

Investigators at Duke Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have been selected to oversee a nationwide research program on antibacterial resistance, which includes a focus on the growing unmet challenges associated with methicillin-resistant ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in News

NIH Study Offers Clues to Making Vaccine for Infant Respiratory Illness

An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common—and sometimes very serious—childhood disease. The findings, by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and ...More

April 25, 2013

Posted in News

NIH-Funded Researchers Begin Trial of Shigella Vaccine Candidates

Researchers have launched an early-stage human clinical trial of two related candidate vaccines to prevent infection with Shigella, bacteria that are a significant cause of diarrheal illness, particularly among children. The Phase I clinical trial, funded by the National ...More

February 22, 2013

Posted in News

NIH Scientists Discover Promising Target to Block Staphylococcus Infection

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have identified a promising lead for developing a new type of drug to treat infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that frequently resists traditional antibiotics. The researchers discovered a system used by S. ...More

February 11, 2013

Posted in News

NIH-Developed Candidate Dengue Vaccine Shows Promise in Early-Stage Trial

A candidate dengue vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been found to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response in most vaccine recipients, according to results from an early-stage clinical trial sponsored by the National ...More

January 23, 2013

Posted in News

NIH Scientists Reflect on Gains in Emerging Infectious Disease Awareness, Research and Response

In a new essay, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, and David Morens, MD, reflect on what has been learned about emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in the two decades since a major report from the U.S. Institute of Medicine ...More

December 11, 2012

Posted in News

New Report Illustrates Impact of Sequestration to Medical Research

The report, "Sequestration: Health Research at the Breaking Point," released today by Research!America, demonstrates the damaging consequences of potential automatic spending cuts, or sequestration, to the nation's medical research enterprise and public health, and offers ...More

May 10, 2012

Posted in News

Five Foul Things That are Also Good for You

Usually, we think of mold, feces, nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide and rat poison as rank, toxic or both. But scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health are learning more about the helpful roles these substances can play. Mold If you’re a homeowner, mold is ...More

April 25, 2012

Posted in News

NIH, Gates Foundation and Colorado State Team Up to Find New Approach to a TB Vaccine

A team of U.S. and European researchers have found that a new vaccine strategy tested in mice provides stronger, more long-lasting protection from tuberculosis (TB) infection than the vaccine currently used in humans, known as BCG. Their findings were published online Jan. ...More

January 25, 2011

Posted in News

Researchers Devise Computer Model for Projecting Severity of Flu Season

Researchers have developed a statistical model for projecting how many people will get sick from seasonal influenza based on analyses of flu viruses circulating that season. The research, conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health, appears today in the ...More

December 8, 2010

Posted in News

ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCTS	DISINFECTION/STERILIZA...
DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS	INFECTION CONTROL
LATEX-FREE PRODUCTS	More Options...

National Institutes Of Health (NIH)

Video Snapshot

Galleries

ICT Poll

Most Popular Articles

Buyer's Guide

Reports

Free Email Updates

featured links

First Name	Last Name
E-Mail