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A retrospective cohort study of 519 women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome demonstrates that black adolescents and reproductive-aged adults have a higher risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease compared to their white counterparts.
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In a large Norwegian population-based cohort study, women with a history of unilateral oophorectomy experienced a slightly earlier onset of menopause compared to women with both ovaries, but this finding does not suggest a clinically important effect.
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In this pooled analysis of more than 7700 ovarian cancer patients and nearly 12,000 controls, low-dose aspirin and high-dose non-aspirin NSAID use was associated with a risk reduction for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer of 20-34% relative to non-users. Acetaminophen use was not associated with a risk reduction, irrespective of dose or frequency.
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Infection control professionals in the vast majority of hospitals in the country are expected to be offered smallpox vaccine as part of a new pre-attack bioterrorism response plan to vaccinate some 510,000 health care workers.
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Facing a miserable history of hand-washing compliance in an era of patient safety, infection control experts are dropping the traditional soap and sink approach to open a new age of alcohol-based, waterless hand rubs. In guidelines nearing finalization as this issue went to press, the CDC officially will recommend the use of waterless alcohol products for most patient care encounters unless hands are visibly soiled.
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The following are selected key recommendations from the CDC's draft hand-hygiene guideline. While these are expected to remain largely unchanged in the final version, please consult the final document when it is issued by the CDC.
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A voice-prompt machine designed for Alzheimers patients dramatically improved hand washing and lowered infection rates on a surgical intermediate care unit, researchers reported in San Diego at a recent Interscience Conference on Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy.
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Developing a unified approach to multidrug-resistant organisms is emerging as the most difficult and controversial aspect of an ongoing revision of patient isolation guidelines, a key advisor to the CDC reported.
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For the second time this year, a case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has occurred in the United States due to transfer of resistance genes from vancomycin-resistant enterococci, the CDC reports.
