Respiratory Infections

Frequent Exercise May Ward Off Respiratory Infections

Researchers are reporting in the latest issue of British Journal of Sports Medicine that there may be a positive connection between regular exercise and the ability to ward off respiratory infections. David C Nieman, of the Human Performance Laboratory at Appalachian State ...More
November 2, 2010
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New Class of Biomolecules Triggered in Response to Respiratory Virus Infection

For the first time, scientists have discovered that a poorly understood class of RNA produced in a mammal's cells during a respiratory virus attack may affect the outcome of the infection. Their findings are reported today in mBio, a journal of the American Society for ...More
October 26, 2010
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How H1N1 Differs From Other Viruses as a Respiratory Illness

The 2009/2010 Influenza A (H1N1) is one of several viruses responsible for respiratory-related infections. A new study from Rhode Island Hospital examined patients with viruses and found distinguishing characteristics of the H1N1 virus in how it affects respiratory illness. ...More
October 25, 2010
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Treatment of Upper Respiratory Infections in Take Care Clinics Exceeds National Quality Benchmarks

Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary of Walgreens and the nation's largest manager of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers, today announced that an analysis of de-identified data collected through the company's electronic medical record (EMR) ...More
October 4, 2010
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Doctors Overprescribe Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections

Doctors frequently misuse antibiotics when treating patients hospitalized with respiratory tract infections (RTIs), according to a study to be published in the November issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. The study, which tracked patients in two ...More
September 22, 2010
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Blood Signatures to Diagnose Infection

Coughing and wheezing patients could someday benefit from quicker, more accurate diagnosis and treatment for respiratory infections such as flu, through a simple blood test, according to scientists. Dr. Aimee Zaas, presenting her work at the Society for General ...More
September 7, 2010
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New CDC Guidelines Prefer Use of Blood Tests to Diagnose TB Infection in Certain Populations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). In these guidelines, the CDC advises that Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood tests ...More
June 25, 2010
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Pandemic Influenza Guidance is Being Revised

Editor's note: The updated guidance was posted to the Federal Register on June 22, 2010. To access this document, CLICK HERE.Several federal entities are in the process of revising current guidance to reflect current thought on strategies for the prevention of pandemic ...More
June 22, 2010
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
Health Alliances Address Pandemics and the Medical Supply Chain

ICT spoke with Amy Denny, vice president of contract management for the Premier healthcare alliance, and Stephanne Hale, senior clinical manager of safety, contract and program services for Novation, about the influenza pandemic and its effect on the healthcare supply ...More
June 22, 2010
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Immune Evasion Common in Many Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites is Uncommon in M. tuberculosis

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered that the strategy of "immune evasion" common to many viruses, bacteria and parasites, is uncommon to M. tuberculosis where the antigens remain strikingly unchanged and homogenous. The study published in Nature ...More
May 24, 2010
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