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NSAID painkillers may fight antibiotic resistant infections
2014-03-14 04:02:26| Biotech - Topix.net
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , every year, 2 million Americans become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in 23,000 deaths Although a wide variety of antibiotics are currently available, the number of bacteria resistant to them is ever-increasing.
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Washable Keyboard combats healthcare acquired infections.
2014-03-05 14:31:02| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Available in USB wired or Bluetooth® wireless versions, Clean Wipe™ waterproof (IP68), medical grade keyboard is fully submersible, washable, and dishwasher safe. This low-profile, SFF keyboard, featuring short travel, chiclet style keys, is protected by Silver Seal™ antimicrobial, fungistatic additive. Optional form fitted, transparent silicone cover allows keyboard to be quickly disinfected with sprays or sanitizing wipes.<br /> This story is related to the following:Keyboards
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Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces New Data Presented On Protease Inhibitor ABT-493 At The 21st Conference On Retroviruses And Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
2014-03-05 04:59:35| drugdiscoveryonline Home Page
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a research and development-focused biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs in the infectious disease field, recently announced that new in vitro data on ABT-493, a potent NS3/4 protease inhibitor, was presented today during a poster session at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston
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Natural Disasters Bring Risk of Fungal Infections
2014-02-12 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Natural disasters can create conditions that put survivors at risk for fungal infections, which are often overlooked, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other natural disasters can displace harmful fungi from their natural habitat, potentially bringing them into contact with injured and vulnerable people, the report said. Individuals may inhale fungal spores, or the spores can find their way into wounds, resulting...
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IBM tackles MRSA and other healthcare infections with RFID-enforced hand washing tech
2013-11-28 17:00:46| Extremetech
It's crazy, but one of the most dangerous things you can do is visit the hospital. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly two million hospital patients contract a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) every year, and 90,000 of those HAIs result in death. These infections, such as MRSA, are caused by bacteria being transferred from patient to patient, usually via a doctor or nurse. Hand washing is by far the simplest solution to these 90,000 unnecessary deaths, but getting healthcare professionals to reliably wash their hands has proven to be difficult. This is where IBM and its low-power mote technology (LMT) comes in.
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