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Money talks when it comes to infection prevention, particularly if it's coming out of your purse or wallet. That appears to be the lesson thus far of an infection control policy taken to an unusual extreme.
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With low rates of influenza immunization among healthcare workers still more the national rule than the occasional exception, the nation's largest infection prevention group has toughened its mandatory policy and closed some opt-out loopholes.
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A highly successful team approach to preventing blood stream infections shows similar efficacy against ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), which was sharply reduced in more than 100 participating intensive care units.
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Obesity currently is the nation's greatest public health challenge. Serious chronic disorders are rising rapidly among children, teens, and young adults.
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Genentech has issued the following Dear Healthcare Professional letter for users of Fuzeon and certain other injection products:
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In this study, 783 HIV-infected Indian mother-infant pairs participated in a randomized clinical trial comparing NVP given for 6 weeks vs. single-dose NVP to prevent MTCT of HIV among breast-fed infants.
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While the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been approved for use in men, how many are open to receiving it? New research indicates men might be more willing to receive vaccination when they learn the vaccine can prevent cancer.
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HIV clinicians are seeing increasing numbers of patients who are developing cancers associated with infectious agents, particularly in the areas of the oropharynx and genitals, researchers say.
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With unprecedented numbers of HIV patients pushed onto waiting lists to receive antiretroviral (ART) drugs from AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), the bottom rung safety nets are barely holding, experts say.