Infection Control Today - Public Health

Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for Bacterial Contamination in Swimming Water

Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters. Now, researchers at McMaster University have ...More

April 30, 2012

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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

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Physicians Call for Improvements to Country's Public Health System

A call for an improved public health infrastructure that works collaboratively with physicians in order to ensure the public’s safety and health was made today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The action was highlighted by the release of a new policy paper, ...More

April 20, 2012

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U.S. Marshals Seize Contaminated Ultrasound Gel Product at a New Jersey Company

U.S. Marshals, acting at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have seized Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel located at Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. in Newark, N.J., after an FDA analysis found that product samples contained dangerous ...More

April 18, 2012

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PAHO, CDC Publish Guide on Preparing for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have published new guidelines on chikungunya, a mosquito-transmitted virus transmitted that causes fever and severe ...More

February 29, 2012

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Public Health, Flu Experts Agree H5N1 Research is Critical, but Extend Delay

A small group of global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting reached consensus on two urgent issues related to the newly created H5N1 influenza viruses: extending the temporary moratorium on research with new laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses and ...More

February 20, 2012

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President's FY2013 Budget is a Mixed Bag for Infectious Diseases

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) says it is deeply concerned about cuts proposed in President Obama’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 proposed budget for the nation’s immunization programs, state and local public health preparedness, and the Prevention and Public ...More

February 17, 2012

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Anti-Infective Drug Shortages Pose Threat to Public Health and Patient Care

Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online. Frequent anti-infective shortages can substantially alter clinical care ...More

January 20, 2012

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Research Team Develops New Model to Anticipate Disease Outbreaks at 2012 Olympics

A research team led by St. Michael's Hospital's Dr. Kamran Khan is teaming up with British authorities to anticipate and track the risk for an infectious disease outbreak at the Olympics in London this summer. For the first time, experts from around the world are working ...More

January 17, 2012

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New Model for Epidemic Contagion

Humans are considered the hosts for spreading epidemics. The speed at which an epidemic spreads is now better understood thanks to a new model accounting for the provincial nature of human mobility, according to a study published in EPJ B. The research was conducted by a ...More

January 11, 2012

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