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New York Times (blog)
March 19, 2010
Steve Kagan for The
New York Times Obsessive hand washing sometimes follows strep
infections; are the two related? The condition, known as Pandas, ...
WLNS
March 19, 2010
AP - March 19, 2010 3:54 PM ET LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Officials have issued a
public health alert regarding illnesses reported by people who consumed raw ...
ModernMedicine
March 19, 2010
Friday, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Bathing critically ill patients daily with cloths containing chlorhexidine reduces
bacterial infections, ...
CBC.ca
March 19, 2010
People who undergo acupuncture risk getting a bacterial or viral infection from contaminated needles and other materials used in the treatment, ...
Pharmacy Practice News (registration)
March 19, 2010
But could the bags also decrease the risk for PN-related bloodstream
infections? Possibly, according to Todd
Canada, PharmD, clinical pharmacy services ...
PhysOrg.com
March 19, 2010
Patient referrals between hospitals influence the rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA, according to a study by researchers based in the ...
Independent Online
March 19, 2010
Seven more human cases of
Rift Valley Fever have been confirmed by the National Institute of Communicable
diseases, the department of health said on
Friday. ...
McKnight's Long Term Care News
March 19, 2010
They presented the results
Thursday at the Fifth Decennial International Conference on
healthcare-Associated
infections in Atlanta, GA. ...
Best Syndication
March 19, 2010
[Best Syndication News] The
World Health Organization (WHO) said that in some areas in the world 1 out of 4 people that have tuberculosis are infected with ...
PR Newswire (press release)
March 19, 2010
The findings were presented at the Fifth Decennial International Conference on
healthcare-Associated
infections. In an effort to reduce MRSA rates, ...
BBC News
March 19, 2010
One in five deaths in
children in
England and
Wales is due to potentially preventable
infections, a study suggests. Half of the 1300 infection-related ...
BBC News
March 19, 2010
infections spread by acupuncture needles are under-diagnosed worldwide, according to doctors in
Hong Kong. Writing in the British Medical Journal, ...
TopNews United States
March 18, 2010
Lectins, a set of naturally occurring chemicals in plants can cease the series of reaction that leads to a variety of infections. In lab tests, BanLec, ...
UroToday
March 18, 2010
The initial diagnosis of urinary tract infection made from the result of the first urine
culture and subsequently modified according to the second sample ...
MedPage Today
March 18, 2010
Bathing critically ill trauma patients daily with chlorhexidine significantly reduced
healthcare-associated
infections, researchers said. ...
OregonLive.com
March 18, 2010
JAMAFrom pneumonia to blood poisoning, serious infections associated with hospital stays kill an estimated 99000 US patients ...
TopNews United States
March 18, 2010
If the infection is detected early, patients can continue living normal lives with proper care and medication. The decline in new AIDS cases is credited to ...
San Francisco Chronicle
March 18, 2010
The
California Department of
public health has consistently failed to enforce new laws designed to reduce medical errors and
infections at California ...
Boston Globe
March 18, 2010
Pneumococcus is a
bacterium that can cause pneumonia, meningitis, middle ear
infections that can lead to deafness, bloodstream
infections, ...
HealthLeaders Media
March 18, 2010
French researchers evaluating their country's national infection control program for
healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of ...
TopNews United States
March 18, 2010
Lectins, a set of naturally occurring chemicals in plants can cease the series of reaction that leads to a variety of infections. In lab tests, BanLec, ...
CIDRAP
March 18, 2010
One fourth of the obese mice, but none of the lean mice used as controls, died as a result of the second infection. On pathologic exam, the obese mice ...
Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)
March 18, 2010
New
HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS , said "it is unacceptable" that 85 countries still have laws ...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
March 18, 2010
It's getting close to April Fools Day but we're told this is no joke: It seems that in a bid to cut down on the spread of infections, ...
MedPage Today
March 17, 2010
After orthopedic procedures in general, the risk of superficial wound infection was more than three times higher with a staple closure (RR 3.83, ...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 17, 2010
A quarter of hospital trusts have failed to meet basic standards of hygiene to battle infections, the health watchdog has found. By Andrew Hough New powers ...
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
March 17, 2010
The most common cause of infection is a
bacteria called Staphylococcus epidermidis. The bacteria enters through the surgical wound, and applies itself to ...
Natural Products Marketplace
March 17, 2010
URTIs are infections of the upper airways that can cause symptoms for up to four weeks. Acute URTIs include colds, influenza and infections of the throat, ...
BBC News
March 17, 2010
It can lead to serious cases known as iGAS infections. Some chronically ill or elderly patients elsewhere have died from the infection. ...
Ortho SuperSite
March 17, 2010
The purpose of her study was to investigate possible routes for lowering surgical-site infections (SSI) rates in spinal surgery in accordance with United ...
Washington Post (blog)
March 17, 2010
White residents represent 35 percent of the population and 16 percent of infections. Hispanics make up 8 percent of the population and 5 percent of ...
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2010
Wednesday, March 17 (HealthDay News) --
infections are more common when orthopedic surgeons use metal staples instead of old-fashioned nylon sutures to ...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
March 17, 2010
It's getting close to April Fools Day but we're told this is no joke: It seems that in a bid to cut down on the spread of infections, ...
CNET
March 16, 2010
Until then I would love to on purpose infect every known electronic device they own with multiple infections and that they are not allowed to disinfect them ...
Duluth Weekly
March 16, 2010
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and in some cases fatal
infections in young
children, frail or
elderly people, and others with weakened ...
Independent
March 16, 2010
A quarter of NHS Trusts are compounding the risk of hospital
infections by failing to meet core standards on hygiene, the
UK's
healthcare ...
Queens Courier
March 16, 2010
Consumer Reports focused the study on central-line infections, a type of bloodstream infection caused by intravenous (IV) catheters used on patients. ...
Ethiopian Review
March 16, 2010
Heat therapy is effective for treating lesions caused by a parasitic skin infection that afflicts
US soldiers in
Iraq and
Afghanistan, ...
Indian Express
March 16, 2010
A new research has shown that obesity limits the body's ability to develop immunity to influenza viruses, particularly secondary infections, by inhibiting ...
The Faster Times
March 16, 2010
Current estimates suggest that over 7000 new HIV
infections occur daily around the world. The heaviest
HIV/AIDS disease burden (71%) is in Sub-Saharan ...
