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FDA Proposes Lower Risk Classification for Certain Tuberculosis Tests

March 19th 2012

TB Alliance Establishes New Pathway to TB and MDR-TB Treatment

March 19th 2012

Team Discovers How Bacteria Resist a 'Trojan Horse' Antibiotic

March 19th 2012

Infection Prevention Groups Outline Steps Needed to Preserve Antibiotics

March 19th 2012

Public Disclosure of Hospital Infection Rates Varies by State

March 19th 2012

Reduction of Bloodstream Infections in an Outpatient Dialysis Center

March 19th 2012

Cardinal Health Announces Surgical Mask Educational Campaign

March 19th 2012

Chitosan Nanoparticles Demonstrate Antimicrobial Activity

March 19th 2012

Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for the Northeastern U.S.

March 16th 2012

Researchers Uncover Molecular Pathway Through Which Common Yeast Becomes Fungal Pathogen

March 16th 2012

With Climate Change, U.S. Could Face Risk From Chagas Disease

March 15th 2012

In the spring of 1835, Charles Darwin was bitten in Argentina by a great wingless black bug, he wrote in his diary. It is most disgusting to feel soft wingless insects, about an inch long, crawling over one's body, Darwin wrote, before sucking they are quite thin, but afterwards round & bloated with blood.

Premier Issues Statement on Legislation to Require Implementation of Unique Device Identification

March 15th 2012

Infectious Disease Experts Call for Increased Focus on Antibiotic Stewardship

March 15th 2012

Monitoring Antibiotic Use Cuts Millions in Wasteful Spending, Study Finds

March 15th 2012

Computer Simulations Help Explain Why HIV Cure Remains Elusive

March 15th 2012

2012 HLAC Board of Directors Announced

March 15th 2012

Foundation Presents UV Disinfecting Lights to Four Hospitals

March 15th 2012

Just Manufacturing Offers Sinks, Fixtures and Handwashing Stations Made with Antimicrobial Copper

March 15th 2012

Deaths from Gastroenteritis Caused by C. difficile and Norovirus Double

March 14th 2012

CDC Study Shows Outbreaks Linked to Imported Foods are Increasing

March 14th 2012

Killer Silk: Making Fibers That Kill Anthrax and Other Microbes in Minutes

March 14th 2012

Medline Funds New Grants Aimed at Improving Patient Safety by Reducing Medical Risks

March 14th 2012

Study Uncovers How Salmonella Avoids the Body's Immune Response

March 14th 2012

Broader Screening for Hepatitis C Would Be Cost Effective, Study Suggests

March 14th 2012

Fecal Transplantation is a Treatment Option for Clostridium difficile Infection

March 14th 2012

Study Suggests Link Between H. pylori Bacteria and Adult Type II Diabetes

March 14th 2012

Treatment of Intestinal E. Coli Infection With Antibiotic Reduces Duration of Bacterial Carriage

March 13th 2012

Providers' Attitude Toward Vaccinating Young Males Against HPV May Challenge New Recommendations

March 13th 2012

Kimberly-Clark, Safe Care Campaign Launch Quick Response Code Patient Safety Education Program

March 13th 2012

Silver Lining Textiles Launches Technical Medical Uniform Designed to Reduce Bacteria

March 13th 2012

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