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Identification of patients at high risk of, or with documented Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease is to occur at the earliest point in the health care encounter. Avoiding delays in such identification will reduce potential staff and patient exposure to TB.
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Under current federal regulations, manufacturers can state that they comply with the ASTM standards but cannot label the boxes with the level of antigenic and total protein. The proposed rule sets maximum allowable protein levels of 1,200 mcg per dm2 and requires labeling of protein content.
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Both vincristine and doxorubicin and their metabolites have been associated with allergic reactions when given to patients. The aerosolization of the drug present in the urine may have provided enough exposure for symptoms to develop.
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This is the first of a two-part series that looks at innovative approaches to patient care and expansion of services by home health agencies. This months article describes partnerships that are designed both to increase referral bases and enhance home health services.
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The older I get, the more sentimental I become. I look at my own children and wonder if they will value my life-defining stories, or whether theyll simply suffer through them, as I have done with some of my parents own stories.
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A U.S. congressman caused a stir in public health and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention circles in December by accusing federal health officials of failing to comply with federal law and asking them to testify at a special hearing.
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With a significant percentage of the U.S. population deemed overweight, surgical treatments for obesity have become much more widespread.
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AIDS Alert asked Greg Millett, MPH, a behavioral scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta to discuss the phenomenon and impact on the HIV epidemic of the population of men who have sex with men (MSM) who also have sex with women.
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