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"Characterized by innovation and success in the face of many challenges, this year's Heroes embody APIC's patient safety mission and serve as excellent role models for the infection prevention field," said APIC 2012 President Michelle Farber, RN ...
May 25, 2012 at 07:07 | Source: Marketwatch
The Infection Control Nurse is trained in hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for the surveillance, analysis, and reporting of nosocomial infections; educating employees about infection control; and the development of health system policies ...
May 29, 2012 at 16:56 | Source: Nurse.com
Experts have dubbed it the “new AIDS of the Americas.” A parasitic infection called Chagas Disease has similarities to the early spread of HIV, according to research published recently in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
May 29, 2012 at 22:32 | Source: New York Daily News
ARLINGTON -- Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton continues to battle what is now being called an upper respiratory infection and was out of the lineup for Monday's game with the Mariners. Hamilton said he has been dealing with this problem since the ...
May 28, 2012 at 23:24 | Source: Texas Rangers
Jeannie Jackson, 59, thought it was a “hair bump” on her right thigh that grew quickly redder and swelled to the size of a grapefruit. It was actually necrotizing fasciitis, the devastating infection that has afflicted Aimee Copeland and ...
May 27, 2012 at 05:10 | Source: Augusta Chronicle
ST. PETERSBURG -- Jesse Litsch finally received some good news about his injured right shoulder on Tuesday morning. The results from a series of blood tests came back and confirmed that the infection in his shoulder is now completely gone.
May 23, 2012 at 00:14 | Source: Toronto Blue Jays
Computerworld - Microsoft said last week that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Data from the company's newest security intelligence report showed that in ...
May 22, 2012 at 17:26 | Source: Computerworld
TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Preventive antiretroviral treatment appears to be an effective way to help protect high-risk people against HIV infection, a new study suggests. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be transmitted through ...
May 29, 2012 at 17:53 | Source: US News and World Report
Bobby Vaughn, 33, is the third person whose infection has come to light in recent weeks in the region. Vaughn, the owner of a landscaping company, had skin grafts Tuesday to repair areas where his flesh was cut away after he fell ill in early ...
May 22, 2012 at 15:24 | Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Singer Elton John checked into a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday, where doctors diagnosed him with a serious respiratory infection. John, 65, became ill while performing his "Million Dollar Piano" show at The ...
May 24, 2012 at 14:03 | Source: KTLA.com