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Trends in Supplemental Vitamin D Intake
Researchers investigated the trends in daily supplemental vitamin D intake of ≥ 1,000 IU and ≥ 4,000 IU and found increasing use of vitamin D supplementation.
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Influenza Cases Rising: What Clinicians Need to Know
The burden of influenza is significant. So far in the current 2018-2019 season, about 7 million Americans have been affected, with half of those people seeing a physician. Between 69,000 and 84,000 people have been hospitalized for flu-related illness.
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The Joint Commission Warns of ‘Silos’ in CDC Guidelines
While lauding the CDC for its efforts to protect healthcare workers from occupational infections, The Joint Commission took the agency to task for draft guidelines that may have the unintended effect of limiting collaboration and creating “silos” in the work culture.
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The Zombie as a Metaphor for Pandemics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drawing attention to emerging infectious disease outbreaks and other mass casualty events through creatures often depicted with voracious appetites and a relentless, limping pursuit of the living: zombies. -
Almost One-Third of Homecare Workers Think Flu Vaccine Unsafe
We continue to be beset with misinformation that undermines uptake of the annual flu vaccine, and that may explain why almost one-third of homecare nurses report that they think the shot is unsafe. -
Hoffmann Takes the Helm at APIC
An infection preventionist with three decades of experience in the field will serve as the 2019 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. -
Can Novel Use of Gloves Overcome HH Problems?
With appropriate hand hygiene compliance extremely challenging during anesthesiology practice in the OR, some are considering double gloving or disinfecting gloves while still wearing them as has been done in Ebola outbreaks. -
Tips on Infection Control and Anesthesiology
A leading infection preventionist provided expert review on anesthesia infection control for recent guidelines issued by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. -
Special Report: Improving Infection Control in OR Anesthesiology
Threats to patient safety in anesthesia are compounded by prevailing attitudes that favor entrenched practices and discount the risk of infections. -
Prucalopride Tablets (Motegrity)
Prucalopride is indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.