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Cronobacter Results - Next Day

Mar 30, 2016

Cronobacter, also known as Enterobacter, is an opportunistic pathogenic bacteria responsible for food borne illness. Cronobacter is able to survive in desiccated states for extended periods of time, which means that it can be a problem in ...

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July Saw Plenty of News When It Came to Serious Medical Device Errors

Aug 14, 2014

From GE Healthcare carbon dioxide detectors with potentially incorrect values to Medtronic’s recall of a cerebrospinal fluid draining and monitoring device, July saw plenty of news when it came to serious medical device errors. And ...

Tags: Failures, Health, Medicine

The Study's Findings Raise Important Questions

Jan 15, 2014

A small study by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College in India reveals high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection among young children, troubling rates of disseminated ...

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AHF Will Open Its Newest Men's Wellness Center in Brooklyn

Jan 9, 2014

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will open its newest Men's Wellness Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday in partnership with local nonprofit Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD). The AHF Brooklyn Men's Wellness Center is located in the GMAD ...

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The Bankrupt Boston-Area Pharmacy That Allegedly Made Tainted Steroid Injections

Dec 27, 2013

The bankrupt Boston-area pharmacy that allegedly made tainted steroid injections which sickened hundreds and killed 64 will compensate victims, officials say. Paul D. Moore, the bankruptcy trustee involved in the negotiations with the ...

Tags: bankrupt Boston-area pharmacy, tainted steroid injections, meningitis

The Health Claims Related to Drinking Raw Milk Have Not Been Verified

Dec 26, 2013

The health claims related to drinking raw milk have not been verified by scientific evidence, and therefore do not outweigh the potential health risks that raw milk poses to pregnant women and children, according to a policy statement ...

Tags: raw milk, food

A Student at California Polytechnic State University Was Diagnosed with Viral Meningitis

Dec 16, 2013

A student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, was diagnosed with viral meningitis, but campus officials say it is an isolated case. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo officials said university medical staff see no evidence ...

Tags: health, medicine, bacterial meningitis

The U.S. Senate Passed a Law to Help Ensure Compound Drug Safety

Nov 27, 2013

One year after more than 60 died and 750 were sickened by fungal meningitis, the U.S. Senate passed a law to help ensure compound drug safety, officials say. The Drug Quality and Security Act reflects a bipartisan, bicameral effort to ...

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Oil Pulling May Seem Like an Unlikely Curative Miracle Due to Its Simplicity

Nov 21, 2013

Dating back thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine, oil pulling may seem like an unlikely curative miracle due to its simplicity. Yet practitioners of the therapy laud its effectiveness in healing everything from AIDS to diabetes, heart ...

Tags: oil, pulling, cheap, easy, effective, solution, health

Vaccine Used in The United States Does Not Protect Against The Strain of Meningitis B

Nov 18, 2013

Princeton University can import a vaccine not yet authorized for use in the United States to halt a meningitis outbreak, federal officials said Friday. Seven students at the Ivy League institution in New Jersey have been diagnosed with ...

Tags: Princeton, meningitis, vaccine

TGA Has Granted Approval for Novartis' Multi-component MenB Vaccine,Bexsero

Aug 19, 2013

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted approval for Novartis' multi-component Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine, Bexsero, for use against a dangerous form of bacterial meningitis, MenB disease. The approval will ...

Tags: Menb Disease, Medicine

You Can Get The Immunizations You Need to Help You Stay Healthy on Your Trip

May 23, 2013

Yes. Not all pharmacies offer the full array of vaccines recommended for overseas travel. But if one in your area provides that service, it's certainly a safe, convenient way to get the immunizations you need to help you stay healthy on ...

Tags: Pharmacy, Immunizations

Biofire Wants to Be Ratified for Filmarray Bcid Test by FDA

Apr 24, 2013

BioFire Diagnostics has submitted 510(k) pre-market notification application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for its FilmArray blood culture identification (BCID) test. The application included positive ...

Tags: Biofire, FDA Clearance

USPTO Has Granted a Patent to Biofire Diagnostics' Patent Application

Mar 15, 2013

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent no. 8,394,608 to BioFire Diagnostics' patent application covering the FilmArray system. The patent covers methods for sample preparation and two-step multiplex polymerase chain ...

Tags: BioFire, FilmArray system, clinical labs

The Ongoing Rise in The Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis

Jan 11, 2013

The outbreak of fungal meningitis due to a contaminated steroid has affected 490 people and caused 34 deaths, according to updated figures released earlier this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Update: As of Nov., ...

Tags: fungal meningitis, contaminated steroid, healthcare, disease

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