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Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1d ago
More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most of us will be infected by several over the course of a lifetime. Does an encounter with one...
The post Could a Bout of COVID Protect You From a Severe Case of Flu? first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
2d ago
A compound found in African wormwood — a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness — could be effective against tuberculosis, according to a...
The post Plant Compound Used in Traditional Medicine May Help Fight Tuberculosis first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
3d ago
The detection tests commonly used to check for the absence of microbes in hospitals or the agri-food industry are based on microbial growth, such as the laboratory cultivation of microorganisms...
The post Unravelling the Mystery of Dormancy in Food Pathogens for More Effective Eradication first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1w ago
New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect...
The post Pigs May be the Transmission Route of Rat Hepatitis E to Humans first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1w ago
An article published in the latest issue of Nursing Outlook proposes a significant shift in how nursing care is measured within acute- and critical-care settings. This Blueprint for Action seeks...
The post Researchers Issue a Blueprint for Change in Acute- and Critical-Care Nursing first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1w ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced more than $176 million in funding to support 48 public health partners to strengthen the public health system in the...
The post CDC Awards $176 Million to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1w ago
A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports a comparison of hospital room cleanliness using standard disinfectant wipes versus wipes with a color additive that...
The post With the Use of Visual Cues, Hospital Rooms Get Nearly 70% Cleaner first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
1w ago
First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the...
The post Wastewater Monitoring Can Detect Foodborne Illness, Researchers Find first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more
Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
2w ago
Syphilis cases have surged worldwide, leaving public health officials scrounging for ways to stop the spread. Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints...
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Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
2w ago
Tufts University researchers have received a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try to answer some of the most vexing questions around chronic Lyme disease....
The post Large-Scale Study Will Seek to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme Disease first appeared on Healthcare Hygiene magazine ..read more