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IAHCSMM Executive Director Betty Hanna to Retire

Public health officials and medical experts practiced what they preach by getting vaccinated against influenza during a National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) news conference Sept. 27. Urging the public to follow suit, experts cautioned that influenza is unpredictable and that last years mild season is not necessarily an indication of what can be expected in 2012-2013 and, even during mild seasons, flu takes a serious toll.

Study Reveals Wide Discrepancy in MDRO Surveillance Among ICUs

Survey Reveals Majority of Americans Do Not Ask Medical Professionals About Hand Hygiene

DebMed Hand Sanitizer Giveaway Supports 'Lead the Change' Campaign Against HAIs

Treating Hepatitis C Infection in Prison is Good Public Policy, Study Says

Patient Safety Improves When Leaders Walk the Safety Talk

Effective HIV Care Benefited All HIV Patients, Regardless of Demographics and Behavioral Risk

Study Suggests Commonly Prescribed Anti-Retroviral Drug Efavirenz Attacks Brain Cells

Tru-D SmartUVC Disinfection System Helps University Hospital Reduce C. diff Cases by 45 Percent

Study Shows Pulsed Xenon UV Light Can Achieve Significant Reduction of C. difficile

Research Breakthrough Opens Door to New Strategy for Battling HIV

Women Twice as Likely to Suffer Infection with Kidney Stones and Other Urinary Blockages

New research showing how the HIV virus targets veterans or memory T-cells could change how drugs are used to stop the virus, Mason researchers say.

Exposure to Sick Kids Increases Severity of Cold Infections

Survey Reveals Americans' Concerns About West Nile Virus

Study Looks at Risk Factors for HIV in U.S. Navy and Marines During 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than Infants in the Suburbs

Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with a New Virus Identified in the UK

Study Analyzes Variations in Antibiotic Prescribing Among Older Patients

U.S. Workers Risk Eye Injuries by Not Wearing Required Protection

Seminar to Assist Medical Device Manufacturers with Environmental Monitoring, Risk-Assessment

AAMI Offers Course on Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices

STERIS Offers New Surgical Solution for Highly Efficient Perioperative Environments

New FDA Task Force Will Support Innovation in Antibacterial Drug Development

New Edition of Pressure Ulcer Guide Helps With Reporting Requirements

Viruses Help Scientists Battle Pathogenic Bacteria and Improve Water Supply

Eye Proteins Have Germ-Killing Power, Could Lead to New Antimicrobial Drugs

HICPAC Issues Environmental Fogging Clarification Statement

When it comes to germ-busting power, the eyes have it, according to a discovery by UC Berkeley researchers that could lead to new, inexpensive antimicrobial drugs. Proteins in the eye can help keep pathogens at bay, finds a new UC Berkeley study.

Taxi Drivers to be Offered Free Flu Shots at O'Hare, Midway

Discovery May Shed Light on Why Some HIV-Positive Patients Have More Virus