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APIC issues new edition of Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections

In an effort to stop the transmission of Clostridium difficile infections, which claim the lives of at least 14,000 Americans annually, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has issued an updated Implementation Guide to help clinicians protect patients.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows certain T cells are stimulated to provide protective antibody responses with flu vaccines

Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations.

25 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Neonatal intensive care units – which provide care for infants who are critically ill – are costly and require a significant amount of nursing services.

25 Mar 2013

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

The prevalence of obesity within the military is currently 13 percent. This rising epidemic, also rampant throughout the general population, could result in military career setbacks, negatively impact operational readiness, and jeopardize Department of Defense operations.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

25 Mar 2013

Opposing views on health law's birthday; Krauthammer calls for compromise with Obama on entitlements, taxes

A year ago, the Affordable Care Act's outlook appeared uncertain, with the Supreme Court decision on the law's legality and a contentious election fight over its merits still on the horizon.

25 Mar 2013

Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent gets FDA approval for patients showing signs of botulism

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)-(Equine) to treat patients showing signs of botulism following documented or suspected exposure to botulinum neurotoxin.

25 Mar 2013

UNC study shows brain activity associated with mental illness in young children

Research from the University of North Carolina has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk.

25 Mar 2013

Health law still misunderstood, divisive at age 3

News outlets examine how the health law is impacting various Americans and changing the health care system.

25 Mar 2013

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to those of modern nerve transfers.

25 Mar 2013

Researchers identify a new approach for treating brain metastases associated with lung cancer

Lung cancer is the world's most common cause of death from cancer. In Austria, around 4,000 people develop this type of cancer every year. One particular problem is the development of brain metastases in association with the lung tumour.

24 Mar 2013

PRP treatment reduces pain in patients with chronic tennis elbow

Eighty-four percent of patients suffering from chronic tennis elbow (lateral epicondylar tendinopathy) reported significantly less pain and elbow tenderness at six months following platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment, according to results from the largest, multi-center study, to date, on PRP and tennis elbow, presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

24 Mar 2013

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

24 Mar 2013

Scientists identify a new way to develop potential drugs for TB

Scientists have developed a way to pinpoint promising drugs to fight tuberculosis (TB) and other diseases without setting foot in the laboratory.

24 Mar 2013

Experts say age, ethnicity and genetics play a critical role in the development of prostate cancer

Genetics, age and ethnicity are risk factors for prostate cancer, while the evidence for obesity, smoking and diabetes as associated risks remains uncertain, according to prostate cancer experts.

24 Mar 2013

Blog examines TB control efforts in India

In a guest post in the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog, part of the blog's coverage leading up to World Tuberculosis Day, Madhukar Pai, an associate professor of epidemiology at McGill University, Montreal, and an associate director of the McGill International TB Centre, "looks at the need for an evolving approach to tuberculosis."

24 Mar 2013

Medical News

APIC issues new edition of Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections

Study shows certain T cells are stimulated to provide protective antibody responses with flu vaccines

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Opposing views on health law's birthday; Krauthammer calls for compromise with Obama on entitlements, taxes

Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent gets FDA approval for patients showing signs of botulism

UNC study shows brain activity associated with mental illness in young children

Health law still misunderstood, divisive at age 3

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

Researchers identify a new approach for treating brain metastases associated with lung cancer

PRP treatment reduces pain in patients with chronic tennis elbow

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Scientists identify a new way to develop potential drugs for TB

Experts say age, ethnicity and genetics play a critical role in the development of prostate cancer

Blog examines TB control efforts in India

Weill Cornell researcher suggests ways to improve patient safety, high-level care

Scientists develop novel method to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks

States encouraged to use Medicaid expansion money to buy private insurance for poor

New education resource focuses on issues of sexual expression amongst people with dementia

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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