FDA Accepts IND for Procleix West Nile Virus Assay; Test Expected to be Available for U.S. Mosquito Season
Johnson & Johnson Wound Management Worldwide Introduces Actisorb Silver 220 Antimicrobial Binding Dressing to the U.S.
Healthpoint Introduces First Full Line of Brush-Free Surgical Scrubbing With New Triseptin Waterless
Tyco Healthcare Receives $36 Million Dollar Traditional Wound Care Award from HealthTrust Purchasing Group
Targeted Genetics Extends Agreement to Develop HIV Vaccine with International Aids Vaccine Initiative; Initiation of Clinical Trial Expected in Second Half of 2003
For Biological and Chemical Protection: Duct Tape and Plastic Alone Not Enough; New Low-Cost Air Filtration Systems Offer a Solution
Premier Extends Wound Care Contract to Medline's SilvaSorb Antimicrobial Silver Wound Dressing
Parker Hughes Engineers Anti-Viral Agent Against HIV
Researchers Report Novel Assay That Could Lead to HIV Vaccine Development
Advanced Sterilization Products Announces FDA Clearance of Shorter Processing Time With Cidex OPA Solution
E Med Future Gains FDA Approval to Market NeedleZap in the U.S.; New Technology Intended to Help Reduce Danger of Accidental Needlesticks
Parent Coalition for Vaccine-Injured Children Calls on Congress to Slow Down Compensation Bill
EPA FIFRA Registration for HVAC Applications Granted to Milliken Chemical for Antimicrobial AlphaSan
USDA Takes Food Safety Message 'On the Road'
Nationwide Survey Asks How People Cope When Restrooms Run Out of Essential Supplies and What is the Most Unsanitary Feature of a Public Restroom
MicroFluidic Systems Inc. Secures Increased Funding to Develop Autonomous Pathogen Detection Systems
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to Work With Public Health Research Institute in Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
ViroLogic's Entry Assay May Accelerate HIV Vaccine Development According to Study
Human Genome Sciences Develops New Means to Prevent and Treat Anthrax Infections
CDC Issues Health Alert Notice for Travelers to the U.S. from Hong Kong, Guangdong Province and Hanoi
LifeTek, Inc. and DCI Donor Services License New Technology to Terminally Sterilize Tissues Used in Thousands of Medical Procedures Annually
HHS Secretary Announces Steps to Reduce Medication Errors
Axcan Receives Canadian Approval for Helicide, a Single Capsule Triple Therapy for the Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori
Hospital CEOs Say Bioterrorism Plans are in Place; Survey Shows Hospitals are Working Closely with Local Agencies and Other Hospitals
FDA Approves Fuzeon, First Drug to Block Entry of HIV Into Immune Cells
Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) Publishes 2003 HDMA Directory
Sharps Compliance Corp. Announces Chief Financial Officer Appointment
CDC Issues Health Alert About Atypical Pneumonia
FDA Clears Alliance Medical's 510(k)s for Reprocessed Orthofix External Fixation Device and Aircast, Albahealth and KCI Compression Sleeves
New York Mayor Backs Needle-Exchange Program