Infections

Lynne Peeples

Superbug Suit: FDA To Address Antibiotic Overuse In Livestock, Protect Public Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Organic Farming, Farming, Factory Farming, Nrdc, Mrsa, Antibiotics, Fda, Infections, Green News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must act on scientific knowledge that the overuse of antibiotics in food animals has contributed to the rise of ...

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Cell Phones: A Biological Part of You

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Hands, Feculent Bacteria, Human Ecosystem, Hand Washing, Pathogens, Infections, Colds, Cell Phones, Bacteria, Contagion, Preventing-Colds, Centers for Disease Control, Healthy Living Body, Personal Health, Cell Phone Germs, Healthy Living News
Matthew Edlund, M.D.

Cell phones change economies, communication, education, human brains and inner-human ecology. Treat them with respect -- as biologically part of your hand. Keep them clean.

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Hospital Drug Shortages Present Deadly, Costly Crisis

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Hospital Drug Shortage, Hospital Drug Crisis, Hospital Drugs, Chemotherapy, Cancer Treatments, Generic Drugs, Hospitals, Medication, Surgeries, Infections, Healthy Living News

TRENTON, N.J. -- A drug for dangerously high blood pressure, normally priced at $25.90 per dose, offered to hospitals for $1,200. Fifteen deaths in 15...

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Why Are Hospitals The Worst Place To Be When You Are Sick?

Judith Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Infectious Disease Control, Hospitalization, Healthcare in America, Hospital Hotbeds of Infection, America Hospital, American Health Care, American Hospital, Reform Health Care, Mrsa, C Diff, Infections, Infection Control, Thrush, Candida, Parotid Gland Infections, Home News
Judith Johnson

I can only hope that healthcare reform will eliminate the reasons why nurses and other healthcare workers repeatedly giggle dismissively as they say that hospitals are the worst place to be if you are sick, that they are hotbeds for infection.

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'Germ Inspectors' Help Prevent Hospital Infections

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: How to Prevent Infections, Infections in Hospitals, Hospital Infections, Prevent Infections, Bacterial Infections, Infections, Health, Home News

BALTIMORE — This is no ordinary intensive care unit: Every doctor, nurse, friend or loved one must cover their clothes with a bright yellow gown...

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Study: Nose Treatment, Body Wash Drastically Cuts Hospital Infections

Reuters | Gene Emery | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hospital Infection Rates, Infection Rates, Chlorhexidine, Netherlands, Body Wash, Nose Gel, Hospitals, Bactroban, Staphylococcus Aureus, Nose, Bacteria, Health Care, Infections, Mupirocin, Home News

searchers in the Netherlands said on Wednesday they were able to cut the risk of a common bacterium by nearly 60 percent by first looking for signs of...

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Beyond the X-Ray: Radiology and The Use of Imaging Guidance For Tissue Sampling

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: X-Ray, Health, Radiology, Pregnancy, Living, Medicine, Infections, Allergies, Healthy Living News
Helene Pavlov, M.D.

There are precautions to take with any invasive procedure. These are some things to keep in mind when undergoing tissue sampling.

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Swine Flu - Don't Panic

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cdc, Infections, Swine Flu, Mexico, Mexico City-Mexico, Healthy Living News
Barbara Dehn

Be well, and try not to panic. The Swine Flu can be a very serious infection, but there are few cases in the US and all of the people infected have recovered or are recovering. Stay safe by taking precautions.

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Empty Promises For Patients

Betsy McCaughey | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospital Infection, Hospital Cleanliness, Joint Commission, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Infections in Hospitals, Hospital Accreditation, Mrsa Infections, Central Blood Line Infection, Mrsa, Hospital Workers, Mrsa Hospitals, Doctors, Infections, Healthy Living News
Betsy McCaughey

A new policy announced in Washington D.C. on October 8 was billed as a huge step forward in patient safety. The truth is that it will do almost nothing to prevent infections that kill more than 100,000 patients a year.

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