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Health care workers who are currently rolling up their sleeves for smallpox vaccine should skip the local blood drives for a while, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee in Atlanta recently drafted the following measures for infection control of vaccinia virus:
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Struggling mightily to balance the limits of science against the demand for clinical guidance, infection control experts are hammering out infection control guidelines for vaccinia virus in health care settings.
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There has been a lot of discussion going on in recent weeks in regards to the use of alcohol-based hand-hygiene products in health care settings. We feel that the spotlight has now been shined upon the judicious use of these products since the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) released its Sentinel Event Alert pertaining to infection control practices.
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The nationwide switch to alcohol hand rubs is running afoul of fire marshals who fear the flammable products might accelerate a hospital blaze.
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Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Homes: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial; Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes and Medical Errors; Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation to Treat Respiratory Failure Resulting from Exacerbations of COPD
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Eletriptan is the newest triptan to be approved for the treatment of migraine headaches. It marks the seventh entry into this crowded market.
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Initiation of antihypertensive treatment involving ACE inhibitors in older subjects, particularly men, appears to lead to better outcomes than treatment with diuretic agents, despite similar reductions of blood pressure.
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The metabolic syndrome affects more than 1 in 5 Americans and is increased substantially in Mexican Americans and by several modifiable lifestyle factors.