The journal Science has published the second of two papers describing methods to make mutated H5N1 influenza transmissible between humans.
The new test will help diagnose dengue within the first seven days after symptoms of the illness appear.
The need for blood is being driven by increasingly sophisticated medical and surgical procedures such as cardiovascular and transplant surgery, trauma care, and therapy for cancer and blood disorders.
The Ministry of Agriculture reported it Tuesday, according to a Xinhua New Agency report. WHO reports 168 cases of human H5N1 infection have been confirmed in Egypt, 60 of them fatal.
Their May 30 joint safety communication document strongly encourages their use for suturing fascia and muscle, as a way to prevent needlestick injuries.
Tuberculosis infects more than 8.8 million people worldwide, resulting in 1.4 million deaths each year. The disease is known to cluster in hotspots typically characterized by crowding, poverty, and other illnesses such as HIV.
In a larger facility, it may be well worth the investment to have custodial workers trained to handle accident cleanup operations.
A podcast in the American Chemical Society's Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions series and a journal article describe the simple process for making "killer silk."
OSHA issued notices for serious violations involving blocked emergency exit doors and routes, multiple electrical hazards, a lack of proper machine guarding, and exposure to contaminated needles.
Coming during Hepatitis Awareness Month and immediately after the agency's first Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, the goal is to identify more of the people who have the disease but aren’t aware of it.
Three willful violations involve a failure to conduct proper training and provide hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as to have engineering and work practice controls in place to eliminate or minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
The state Department of Health declared it an epidemic a month ago. Reported cases are on pace to hit 3,000 this year, more than triple the total of 965 cases in 2011.
Worldwide, 60-90 percent of school children and nearly 100 percent of adults have dental cavities.
Twenty-one states had significant decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections between 2009 and 2010, according to the report.
Focused on specific hazards including workplace violence and ergonomics injuries, the three-year emphasis program may allay some of the concerns that OSHA is not sufficiently involved in health care industries.
Research has shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans.
National Public Health Week activities are taking place across the country this week. At UAB, teams in a "Wicked Problem" competition are tasked with solving a very real challenge for the local health department.
Physicians are seeing new cases of tick-borne illness several weeks earlier than usual, likely because a mild winter in much of the country made life easier for ticks and their offspring.
“These results indicate that first responders are doing a good job of protecting their patients,” said James Rago, Ph.D., lead study author and assistant professor of biology at Lewis University.
From 2005-2010, 39 outbreaks and 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported food from 15 countries.