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H1N1 flu spikes in the Southeast Infection Control Today Share     ABC News staff writer Michael Smith reported on a surge of H1N1 influenza-related cases being seen currently in Georgia, with 40 people admitted to the hospital so far, according to Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. In a recent press conference, Schuchat said that Georgia has seen a spike of laboratory-confirmed H1N1 influenza cases admitted to hospitals for the past three weeks. More
Study finds surgical masks, respirators equally effective against H1N1 AHA News Now Share
Surgical masks were as effective as respirators in protecting health care workers against the H1N1 flu at a hospital in Singapore, according to a study in the April 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. More Thermal remediation puts the heat on bedbugs Cleaning & Maintenance Management Share
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest is employing a thermal remediation technique to rid a bedbug infestation at the property, according to KCCI-TV. The bedbug problem, which has led to a class-action lawsuit being filed in Polk County District Court after a building manager failed to address the situation, has been ongoing for months and left as many as 250 tenants with bites all over their legs, arms, back and face, the story stated. More
Hospital ER uses text messages to tell patient wait times WMBF Share
If you've ever been to a hospital emergency room, you know the wait to see a doctor can be hours—the national average wait time exceeds 4 hours. Now a California hospital is using text messaging to minimize that wait. Riverside Community Hospital has been using what it calls the "Know Before You Go" text system. Patients send a text to the system and it responds with an estimated wait time. More Make the ASHES Annual Conference & Healthcare Marketplace your most important destination this year! Share
Watch this personal invitation to attend the conference from ASHES President Fiona Nemetz, CHESP, Patti Costello, and Planning Committee Member, Rick Sefner, CHESP. Watch video. Registration Now Open! Process your registration on or before April 23, 2010 and save. Visit the registration website now.
Study finds MRSA infection rates six times greater in HIV patients Occupational Health & Safety Share
HIV-infected patients are at a markedly increased risk for community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections according to a new study by researchers at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Rush University Medical Center. More
Drug-resistant gonnorrhea could be the next superbug Infection Control Today Share
A public health expert warned attendees of the Society for General Microbiology spring meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, that Neisseria gonorrhoeae. the bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, are becoming so resistant to antibiotics that they soon could be classified as a superbug. More
President signs health care reconciliation bill AHA News Now Share
President Obama recently signed the Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872), "sidecar" health care reform legislation approved by Congress. The bill makes changes sought by the president and House of Representatives to the Senate health care reform bill (H.R. 3590) signed by the president March 23. More
Using essential oils to fight superbugs Medical News Today Share
Essential oils could be a cheap and effective alternative to antibiotics and potentially used to combat drug-resistant hospital superbugs, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's spring meeting in Edinburgh. More |
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