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Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is reaching alarming levels around the country, but at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh, MRSA rates have dropped by 60% in the past five years. The key: Health care workers are team players in a comprehensive approach to halting MRSA.
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As many as 62 new drugs may be added to the list of potential workplace hazards by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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The Joint Commission has proposed standards revisions that could weaken infection control programs "significantly at a time when health care associated infections (HAIs) are receiving increasing attention by legislators, payers, and consumers," ...
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Better-fitting respirators are on the horizon. Newly proposed criteria will require manufacturers to prove that their N95 filtering facepiece respirators meet a minimal level of fit -- right out of the box.
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Andrew Speaker causes an international incident by getting on an airplane although he has been diagnosed with active XDR-TB (extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis) — and asked not to travel.
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Switching from the skin test to the blood test can completely change the profile of your tuberculosis screening program, as many TB-positive employees suddenly learn that they are not infected.
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Patients in intensive care units are more likely to develop serious and possibly deadly infections if units were understaffed and nurses worked more overtime.
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Listless, fatigued, emotionally drained. Employees are dragging themselves to work despite a bout of depression. And while they may not see much hope that they will feel better, you should.
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A new checklist for pandemic influenza planning emphasizes the role of occupational health to manage absenteeism, symptom surveillance, and personnel needs.
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Concerned that occupational health and safety research is getting short shrift from the Bush administration, professional organizations are calling for a study of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and a commitment to boosting its financial resources.
