Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Xpert(TM) MRSA/SA Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) test, which runs on the GeneXpert(R) System, for the rapid detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance For First Rapid On Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test For MRSA And S. Aureus
Baxter’s Antimicrobial IV Technology Now Shown To Kill Six Common Pathogens, Including MRSA And VRE
Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced that it received 510(k) clearance for expanded labeling for the first antimicrobial needleless intravenous (IV) connector, V-Link Luer-activated device (LAD) with VitalShield protective coating. With a new federal policy restricting reimbursement for healthcare-associated...
Current Concepts In Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Focus On Severe Disease
Severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection that appears to be increasing in incidence across the United States. Severe CDI is frequently accompanied by serious conditions such as hypotension, ileus, toxic megacolon, and perforation. While treatment...
Millions Affected By Infertility: How Atlantans Have Overcome The Issues
National Infertility Awareness Week(R), Oct. 19-25, is a movement to raise awareness about the condition which affects 7.3 million Americans. Metro Atlantans grappling with infertility can consider options available to them that others here have had success. Infertility, which touches both men and women,...
American Lung Association Cautions Against Wood-burning And Urges Cleaner Alternatives For Winter Heat
As cooler temperatures begin to mark the beginning of fall, the American Lung Association warns that the comfort of a roaring fire can be harmful to your health and have a negative impact on both indoor and outdoor air quality. Burning wood emits harmful toxins and fine particles in the air that can...
Suspicious Immune Molecule Elevated In MS Patients
A protein that helps keep immune cells quiet is more abundant in the spinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), further boosting suspicion that the protein, TREM-2, may be an important contributor to the disease. More of an immune-control protein might seem like a boon to MS sufferers, whose...
Guide To The Virtual Medical Universe
Despite the weak dollar, a growing number of Americans are traveling overseas for less expensive medical care. But there’s another way to become a so-called medical tourist, without a passport, luggage, or even leaving your house, notes the October 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter. All you...
EVAR Offers Better Results Than Open Repair In High Risk Patients
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) yields better results than open surgical repair (OSR) in high risk patients with similar costs, according to a one-year trial study which appears in the October issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery. Data was collected...
Run Out Of Pain Killers Again?
Research scientists at SINTEF have developed a control dashboard for the pharmaceuticals industry. This enables all pharmacies, wholesalers and manufacturers to check where products are in the supply chain, availability, what stocks the neighbouring pharmacy has and the future prognoses. When a packet...
Doctors Bone Up On Orthopaedics Through Wiki Project
Web-based academic discussions could well be the way forward for cost-effective and tailored continuing education for health professionals. China’s interactive Orthochina.org wiki project for orthopaedic surgeons is an example of the potential of such internet training for continuing medical education....