Infectious Diseases

World's Experts Gathered to Plot New WHO Flu Guidance

May 9, 2008

The Geneva meeting of 120 experts will end today, with the new guidance to be released later this year.

UN Looks Within, Launches HIV Initiative for Staffers

May 7, 2008

"Many UN staff members are still not well prepared to protect themselves and their families from HIV," said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, shown here at yesterday's "UN Cares" kick-off in New York.

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Among Hazards Cited at N.Y. Laundry

May 6, 2008

Employee exposure to electrocution and being caught in unguarded or unexpectedly energized driers and other machinery were also among the dangers OSHA found.

APIC's Events Focus on Preventing MRSA, Hospital-Acquired Infections

May 1, 2008

The "never events" funding change coming this fall from CMS has the attention of hospital administrators.

Fighting the Superbug

By Gary Burris · May 2008

It was bound to happen. Medical professionals warned about it more than 50 years ago when a surprisingly effective tool for fighting infections first entered into broad use in the 1950s. If we step back a bit more to 1939, when two European scientists used penicillin for the first time on a human patient, it becomes obvious why antibiotics have been so heavily prescribed to fight infections.

AAOHN to Host MRSA Webcast

April 26, 2008

CDC Expert Rachel Gorwitz, M.D., MPH, will be the featured presenter, focusing on "Community and Healthcare-Associated MRSA: Populations at Risk."

New Federal Research Agenda Set for Drug-Resistant TB

April 23, 2008

The lead agency's director says the agenda addresses today's "antiquated, slow" TB diagnostic tools.

MRSA Infections Increasing in All Surgical Fields

April 20, 2008

Two plastic surgeons found four infections after face lift surgeries, including two requiring hospitalization -- with both patients having had known contact with another doctor or hospital.

HHS Secretary Visits SE Asia to Advance Product Safety, Pandemic Flu Efforts

April 19, 2008

"By working together, we can improve the safety of food and other products and build a common defense against disease," Secretary Leavitt said.

CDC Reminder: National Infant Immunization Week Starts Tomorrow

April 18, 2008

CDC is reminding the public that National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas starts tomorrow and continues through April 26, 2008. Hundreds of communities throughout the United States are expected to sponsor activities to emphasize the health benefits of timely vaccination and the importance to parents, health-care providers, and communities of maintaining high vaccination coverage.

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