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Infection Rate at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Drops Following UV Room Disinfection with Xenex System

FDA Clears First Test to Diagnose Q Fever in Military Personnel Serving Overseas

bioMerieux Receives FDA Clearance for Automated, Rapid Molecular Screening Test for MRSA

New ACS Podcast Explores Fast Test to Diagnose MRSA Infections

Risks of Sepsis-Associated Hospitalization, Death Vary by Insurance

PET Scans Predict Effectiveness of Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB in HIV Patients

USDA Approves LISTEX as Processing Aid Against Listeria

Discovery of Canine Hepatitis C Virus Opens Up New Doors for Research on Human Pathogen

Researchers Explore MRSA Prevalence in Europe

Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Delayed Virus Clearance in H1N1 Patients

Hospital Ban on Physician Neckties, Other Attire Proposed in NY Bill

Innate Immune System Proteins Attack Bacteria by Triggering Bacterial Suicide Mechanisms

Survey Shows Vancomycin Continues to Dominate MRSA Treatment

Study Shows Possibility of Developing Preventive Vaccine Against HIV/AIDS

Mummies Tell the History of a 'Modern' Plague

CDC Assesses Potential Human Exposure to Prion Diseases

Mummies from along the Nile are revealing how age-old irrigation techniques may have boosted the plague of schistosomiasis, a water-borne parasitic disease that infects an estimated 200 million people today.

FDA Approves Incivek for Hepatitis C

Pharmacy OneSource Announces Webinar on National Patient Safety Goal 7

Genomics and Social Network Analysis Team Up to Solve Disease Outbreaks

FDA Approves New HIV Treatment

CDC Observes Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Wolbachia Bacteria Reduce Parasite Levels and Kill the Mosquito that Spreads Malaria

Atomic-Scale Structures of Ribosome Could Help Improve Antibiotics

Infectious Disease Control Among Top Public Health Achievements

It sounds like hype from a late-night infomercial: It can twist and bend without breaking! And wait, there's more: It could someday help you fend off disease. But in this case it's true, thanks to scientists from several institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They derived atomic-scale resolution structures of the cell's protein-making machine, the ribosome, at key stages of its job.

Spaceflight Discovery Could Have Implications for Earthbound Patients Fighting Infection

APIC Says Don't Let Bugs Ruin Your Summer Vacation

Poll Finds Most Americans Favor Increased Funding for Stronger Food Safety Oversight