Federal Government Begins Pandemic Planning with States
HHS Releases Checklist to Help Businesses Prepare for a Pandemic
Getting to the Heart of the High-Risk Flu Population
Progress Slow in Improving Hospitals Patient Safety Systems
Infection Rates, Cleanliness Top the List of Factors Consumers Consider When Choosing a Hospital
Employee-Led Effort Dramatically Reduces Rates of Hospital Super Bug
Uncontrolled Infections Leave U.S. Hospitals Unprepared for Avian Flu and Bioterrorism Events
TheraDoc Inc. Software Improves Decision-Making and Helps Decrease Inappropriate Antibiotic Use; Results of CDC-Sponsored Study Published in JAMA
APIC Redesigns and Updates Education Program
WHO Says With an Additional $1 Billion Annually, Immunization Could Save 10 Million More Lives in a Decade
Third-Party Medical Device Reprocessors Say Newspaper Investigation of Reprocessed Devices Unable to Find Link Between the Practice of Reprocessing and an Increase in Risk to Patients
Preliminary Data from CAIV-T Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Demonstrate Clinical Efficacy Over Flu Shot in Head-to-Head Influenza Study
International SOS Survey Finds Only 27 Percent of Large Organizations Have Begun to Implement Avian Flu Preparedness Plan
Nanogen Releases Two Products for the Detection of Respiratory Viral Pathogens
Antibacterial Resistance is Driving the Need for the Next Generation of Antibiotics
New Study Shows NOXAFIL Oral Suspension Significantly Reduced Invasive Fungal Infections Compared to Standard Azole Antifungals in High-Risk Chemotherapy Patients
Massachusetts Receives Top Ranking in New England for its Readiness to Deal With Public Health Emergencies
Advance in Cholera Bacteria Points to New Treatment and Vaccine
FDA Warns Consumers About Unapproved and Bacterially-Contaminated Miracle II Neutralizer and Miracle II Neutralizer Gel Drug Products
MedMined's Infection-Tracking Technology Plays Key Role in Infection Prevention at More Than 150 Hospitals Nationwide
New Analysis Ranks America's Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections
Response Biomedical and 3M Medical Division Initiate Development of Rapid Staph A Test
New Gallup Poll Names Nursing 'Most Ethical' Profession
Pneumonia Hospitalization Rates on the Rise for Older Adults
Serious Adverse Reactions to Smallpox Vaccine Appear to Be Limited
Use of Intranasal Flu Vaccine Does Not Show Unexpected Serious Risks
Kimberly-Clark Awarded Novation Contract for Patient-Warming System
FDA Approves First Test to Screen for West Nile Virus in Donors of Blood, Organs, Cells and Tissues
Businesses Believe Pandemic Flu a Threat but Few Prepared
Nearly $30 Million Committed to Microbicide Development