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Infection Control Today
When it comes to treating contagious and easily transmissible diseases — particularly at pandemic levels — healthcare providers are the first line of defense. But are they ready? As the flu season approaches, it is a good time to review infection control procedures within a healthcare organization, especially related to protocols, isolation, and personal protective equipment.
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USA Today
The Boston Public Health Commission confirmed a resident of Boston has been diagnosed with the measles for the first time since 2013. In a statement released recently, the BPHC said the person was diagnosed after they traveled to multiple locations within the city during the disease's infectious period.
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Outbreak News Today
There is no effective vaccine currently available to prevent Lyme disease in humans.
Experts from academia, government and industry convened at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Banbury Center to tackle this public health challenge.
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Infectious Disease Advisor
As a result of retrospective identification of inappropriate use of antibiotics, antimicrobial stewardship is a growing area of concern and research in medicine. The need and importance of this effort was clearly demonstrated by a plethora of poster presentations on this topic at IDWeek 2019.
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Contagion Live
Influenza and pertussis pose a significant risk to pregnant women and infants, yet vaccination during pregnancy remains low, according to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention's vital signs article in the "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report." “The biggest takeaway from the report is that the majority of pregnant women in America are not getting both of the vaccines they need during every pregnancy, leaving millions of women and babies vulnerable to influenza and pertussis, which can be prevented by safe and effective vaccines,” lead author Megan C. Lindley, M.P.H., deputy associate director for science in the Immunization Services Division of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, told Contagion.
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UCLA via Medical Xpress
The introduction of the drug imatinib in 2001 revolutionized the treatment of a type of cancer called chronic myelogenous leukemia. In more than 80% of people with CML who received the drug, the disease went into complete remission.
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In the not-too-distant future that we could be facing — one with rampant, uncontrollable, multidrug-resistant microbes — a seemingly inconsequential infection could have the power to kill. Being admitted to a hospital may do more harm than good, as hospital-acquired infections become incurable. Modern medical procedures, such as organ transplants, chemotherapy and even surgery, might no longer be possible. For many patients and physicians, this future is already a reality.
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American Medical Technologists
Enhance your credentials to work in the rapidly expanding field of molecular diagnostics.
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The miniiSED™ is the newest addition to the iSED™ family of ESR analyzers from ALCOR Scientific. The miniiSED™ is a single position, fully automated ESR analyzer that works directly from the primary EDTA tube and produces an ESR result in just 15 seconds. The miniiSED™ is the ideal ESR analyzer for small laboratories, POL’s and emergency clinics.
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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research via ScienceDaily,
An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast noncoding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the "dark matter" of human cancer DNA.
The mutation, as described in two related studies published in Nature Oct. 9, represents a new potential therapeutic target for several types of cancer including brain, liver and blood cancer.
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Science News
A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancers tied to certain genetic mutations may help combat some of the most severe cases of prostate cancer.
Researchers tested the drug, called olaparib, in a randomized clinical trial of nearly 400 men with advanced prostate cancer and a mutation in one of several genes involved in repairing damaged DNA, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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HealthDay News
Due to population growth and aging, the number of cancer cases worldwide is expected to jump 60% by 2040 — but unhealthy lifestyle habits are likely to make the surge even larger.
That's the conclusion from the new edition of the Cancer Atlas, unveiled at the World Cancer Leaders' Summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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SeraSub® is a synthetic serum for use as a component in preparing standards and controls for in-vitro diagnostic tests.
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CIDRAP
The World Health Organization tracked two new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its outbreak dashboard, lifting the outbreak total to 3,210 cases, including 2,146 deaths. Officials are still investigating 421 suspected cases. The news comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its first Ebola rapid diagnostic test.
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