Next Biotech Opportunity Could Be in Hospital Acquired Infections
from MSNBC
 Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are exacting a significant toll on human life, ranking among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. With an estimated 5 percent-10 percent hospital patients acquiring an infection, about two million cases each year and about 90,000 deaths, there is a huge associated financial burden which a new report from Kalorama Information, "Nosocomial Infections: Market Assessment for Diagnostics and Therapeutics," estimates at between $4.5 billion and $5.78 billion annually. More
Have We Progressed in Patient Safety?
from Infection Control Today
In mid-December, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two reports on hospital adverse events and state reporting systems that endeavored to explore the critical factors involved. Just a week later, critical care specialist Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, emphasized that despite increased emphasis on patient safety, little progress has been made in making hospitals safer. Pronovost points to physician autonomy and a lack of standardization of safety protocols as the culprits. More
Hospital Cleaning Products Linked to Asthma Risk
from Management in Practice
Nurses who use hospital cleaning products and medical instrument disinfectants have a greater risk of getting asthma, research shows. People in the workplace who are exposed to products containing chemicals known to be respiratory irritants have a heightened chance of encountering health problems, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina in the US has revealed. More
Blue Light Destroys Two MRSA Strains
from Infection Control Today
Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that is described in a paper published online ahead of print in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. More
TAU Scientists Unlock The Secret Of Drug Resistance In Deadly Bacteria
from Medical News Today
Whenever humans create a new antibiotic, deadly bacteria can counter it by turning into new, indestructible super-bugs. That's why bacterial infection is the number one killer in hospitals today. But new research from Tel Aviv University may give drug developers the upper hand in outsmarting bacteria once and for all. More
Technology Used Wrongly Harms Patients, Joint Commission Warns
from American Medical News
The Joint Commission has confirmed what many physicians have long suspected: For all the hope that gee-whiz technology can improve quality and safety, even the smartest machines can lead to medical errors. The commission, which accredits hospitals and other health care organizations, warned in a December 2008 sentinel event alert that "not only must the technology or device be designed to be safe, it must also be operated safely within a safe work flow process."
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Running Out of Options to Fight Superbugs
from Infection Control Today
People are dying from "superbugs" because our antibiotic arsenal has run dry, leaving the world without sufficient weapons to fight ever-changing bacteria, warn infectious disease researchers at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. In a Jan. 29 perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine, Barbara E. Murray, MD, and Cesar Arias, MD, PhD, evaluate the past, present and future response to preventing and treating "super bugs." More
ASHES Announces Second CHESP Online Study Group
from ASHES
You can now study with your colleagues from all over the nation in an online educational environment. This six week online study group is designed as a self-paced course, which means you are responsible for logging into the course and completing the material. CHESP candidates or potential candidates will collaborate, interact, review material, and ultimately, help each other prepare for the Exam. Register today by completing the CHESP Online Study Group registration form. Registration closes on Monday, March 30, 2009 for the second study group of the year. The study group will begin on Monday, April 6, 2009.
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