Bedside baths in the hospital are nothing new. They are typically done for patient comfort and to maintain basic personal hygiene.
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Measuring levels of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone may not be sufficiently sensitive for inferring the extent of iodine deficiency in a given population, study results suggest.
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Allergies occur when the body overreacts to substances in our environment, such as pollen, dust mites and so forth. What happens is that when we are exposed to these potential threats, the immune system should react, deal with it, and then shut down.
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Research shows that the polyhexamethylene-guanidine hydrochloride-based disinfectant Akwaton effectively destroys Bacillus subtilis spores even at low concentrations.
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Johns Hopkins scientists have engineered cells that behave like AND and OR Boolean logic gates, producing an output based on one or more unique inputs. This feat, published in the May issue of Nature Chemical Biology, could eventually help researchers create computers that use cells as tiny circuits.
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A study published this week in the journal the Lancet involved 615 patients who were suffering from refractory focal epilepsy, a type that has proved difficult to treat, even with multiple medications.
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In 2009, the disinfectant and antiseptic market was worth around $3.4 billion, but by 2010 had grown over 12%, to reach a value of $3.8 billion, according to a new report available from companiesandmarkets.com.
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Pediatric cardiology researchers and clinicians gather this week in Scottsdale, Ariz. for Cardiology 2011, the 15th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, sponsored by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Original research from more than 30 cardiac programs in the U.S. and abroad is being presented throughout the meeting.
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Following a recent recall of potentially contaminated non-sterile alcohol prep pads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today reminded health care professionals about the safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect the surface of the skin.
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CareFusion, a leading, global medical device company, has announced it has entered into an agreement with Healthpoint, Ltd. to market and sell innovative surgical scrub solutions, including Surgicept Waterless Surgical Hand Scrub, Triseptin Water-Aided Surgical Scrub and Triseptin Hand and Body Antiseptic.
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As summer sets in, nearly six million campers will attend summer camps in the U.S. And while summer is typically not know as cold or flu season, illnesses and injuries – some very serious – occur every year at hundreds of camps.
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Medicated Skin Care in Germany" report to their offering.
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Ansell today announced the launch of their new GAMMEX(R) Powder-Free glove with AMT Antimicrobial Technology, at the Annual Congress of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Perth, Australia.
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NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds for the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, today reported full-year and fourth quarter financial results for 2009. The company also highlighted recent progress of its proprietary and partnered development programs.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/502497/china_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "China Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2010" report to their offering.
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As high school and college wrestlers return to the mats in preparation for February tournaments and post-season championships, their risk for the skin infection Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) increases significantly.
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BioTech Medics, Inc. announced today that they have begun the pre-production stage of creating two minute, sixty second and thirty second direct response TV and radio commercials for nationwide distribution for its proprietary SHBAN™ Alcohol Free Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer.
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When treating the pain and inflammation of swimmer's ear, antibiotic drops are the most effective — and safest - therapy, finds a new review of studies.
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A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for laundering, or single-use/disposable scrubs.
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Data published today in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that use of CareFusion's patient preoperative skin preparation ChloraPrep® (2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate and 70 percent isopropyl alcohol) reduced total surgical site infections (SSIs) by 41 percent, from 16.1 percent to 9.5 percent, compared to use of povidone-iodine solution, the most commonly used preoperative skin preparation.
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