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Humans have known for centuries that copper is a potent weapon against infection. New research shows that the bacteria that cause serious urinary tract infections know this, too, and steal copper to prevent the metal from being used against them.

Robust Evidence Exists for Some Wound Care Interventions but Knowledge Gaps Remain

July 9th 2012

Consumer Reports Scores Hospitals on Safety, Finds Too Many Pose Risks to Patients

July 9th 2012

HHS, APIC, SHEA Call for Nominations for Partnership in Prevention Award

July 6th 2012

Older Age, Organ Impairment Associated With Increased Risk for Death From MRSA Bacteremia

July 6th 2012

Researchers Discover New Vaccine Candidate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

July 6th 2012

Researchers Find Intricate Relationships Between Mosquitoes, Dengue Virus and Climate Change

July 6th 2012

Breakthrough Drug Will Take the Bite Out of Malaria

July 6th 2012

A powerful new drug to treat malaria the invention of a University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy researcher -- will help take the bite out of malaria. In the United States, a mosquito bite seems harmless, but in developing countries it means more than 655,000 deaths a year mostly in children.

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Cone Health Pioneers Use of Fabric Designed to Help Heal Pressure Ulcers

BD MAX MRSA Assay Receives FDA Clearance

AAMI to Hold Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization for Medical Devices Workshop

Cranberry Products Associated with Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections

Eliminating Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Requires Dramatic Improvement in Health Services

Vaccines and Antibiotics Stabilized So Refrigeration is Not Needed

UCLA Study to Determine if Copper Surfaces Can Reduce HAIs

Commission Finds That Bad Laws are Stifling the Global AIDS Response

Millions of Diabetics Could Die of Tuberculosis

HPV Vaccine Reduces Infection, Even in Unvaccinated

Urinary Tract Infections Steal From Hosts' Defense Arsenals

Robust Evidence Exists for Some Wound Care Interventions but Knowledge Gaps Remain

Consumer Reports Scores Hospitals on Safety, Finds Too Many Pose Risks to Patients

HHS, APIC, SHEA Call for Nominations for Partnership in Prevention Award

Older Age, Organ Impairment Associated With Increased Risk for Death From MRSA Bacteremia

Researchers Discover New Vaccine Candidate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Researchers Find Intricate Relationships Between Mosquitoes, Dengue Virus and Climate Change

Breakthrough Drug Will Take the Bite Out of Malaria

Heat, Rainfall Affect Pathogenic Mosquito Abundance in Catch Basins

HHS Grants Bolster Healthcare and Public Health Disaster Preparedness

Study Dispels Concerns About Drive-Thru Flu Clinics

Vitamin D Has the Potential to Reduce the Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infections

Next Front in Worldwide AIDS Battle: Stretching Use of Anti-HIV Drugs

New Study Maps Hot Spots of Human-Animal Infectious Diseases and Emerging Disease Outbreaks

New Whitepaper Helps Businesses Combat Flies

AHE Announces Speakers at Annual EXCHANGE Conference

Lab Veteran Invents Needlestick Prevention Device

UN Strengthens Food Safety Regulations

FDA Approves First DNA Test to Help Manage CMV Infection in Organ Transplant Patients

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