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Big-Data Approach Identifies Europe's Most Dangerous Human and Domestic Animal Pathogens

Dosage of HIV Drug May Be Ineffective for Half of African-Americans

Researcher Finds Income, Education Disparity in Reasons for Not Vaccinating

Study Shows Clinical Education Improves Sepsis Outcomes

Breakthrough Antibacterial Approach Could Resolve Serious Skin Infections

HIV Antibodies Block Infection by Reservoir-Derived Virus in Laboratory Study

Like a protective tent over a colony of harmful bacteria, biofilms make the treatment of skin infections especially difficult. Microorganisms protected in a biofilm pose a significant health risk due to their antibiotic resistance and recalcitrance to treatment, and biofilm-protected bacteria account for some 80 percent of total bacterial infections in humans and are 50 to 1,000 times more resistant to antibiotics than simpler bacterial infections.

Researchers Discover Why Listeria Bacterium is So Hard to Fight

Potential Therapy for the Sudan Strain of Ebola Could Help Contain Some Future Outbreaks

What Can 14th Century Venice Teach Us About Ebola?

Expanding the Age of Eligibility for Measles Vaccination Could Increase Childhood Survival in Africa

Some HCWs Lack Gear to Protect From HIV, Other Bloodborne Infections

Common European MRSA Originated in Africa

Washington State University Flu Outbreak Provides Rare Study Material

FDA Kicks Off Program for Medical Device Development Tools

AAMI Asks FDA to Clarify Standards Expectations

GETINGE Receives Red Dot Design Award for its Innovative User-Interface CENTRIC

PCI Medical Introduces the GUS Storage System for Ultrasound Probes

Healthmark Industries Introduces a New Magnetic Label Holder

3M Partners with Premier on Purchasing Agreement for Catheter Securement and Stability Products

Debra Wood Named Winner of Cardinal Health urEssential Award for Laboratory Professionals

PDI Prevantics Skin Antiseptics Proven to Help Facilities Reduce CLABSI Rates and Associated Costs

Researchers Discover Protein's Ability to Inhibit HIV Release

Cancer-Fighting Drugs Might Also Stop Malaria Early

Hawaii State Department of Health Releases HAI Report

Physicians Miss Opportunities to Offer Flu Shots

Report Shows That HPV Vaccine Trials Can Be Shortened Significantly

Rutgers Experts Discuss Ebola Risk for Americans, Lessons from Medical History

Nursing Home Care Improves With Culture Change

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has Americans concerned about their health and safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international public health emergency in an effort both to contain the spread of the virus, which is considered 90 percent fatal, and to warn people about its seriousness. A WHO official has said it is likely that the worst of the outbreak is yet to come.