Nightly News: Polio spreads in war-torn Syria

Nightly News: Polio spreads in war-torn Syria

Merck Provides Update on Investigational 9-valent HPV Vaccine V503 to U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | Merck Newsroom Home

Merck Provides Update on Investigational 9-valent HPV Vaccine V503 to U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | Merck Newsroom Home

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MK-5172/MK-8742, an Investigational Oral Combination Regimen for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection | Merck Newsroom Home

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MK-5172/MK-8742, an Investigational Oral Combination Regimen for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection | Merck Newsroom Home

CDC Media Advisory: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting

CDC Media Advisory: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting

WHO | Report of suspected polio cases in the Syrian Arab Republic

19 October 2013

WHO | Report of suspected polio cases in the Syrian Arab Republic

WHO | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - update

18 October 2013

WHO | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - update

WHO | Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update

16 October 2013

WHO | Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update

Merck Presents New Pharmacokinetic Data on ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) at 14th European AIDS Conference | Merck Newsroom Home

Merck Presents New Pharmacokinetic Data on ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) at 14th European AIDS Conference | Merck Newsroom Home

▶ Salmonella outbreak: Plants remain open despite link - YouTube

The USDA threatened to close three Foster Farms processing plants in California that have been linked to an outbreak of salmonella. But the USDA has agreed the plants could remain open after the company presented the government with plans to combat the spread. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.

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▶ Salmonella outbreak: Plants remain open despite link - YouTube

WHO | Yellow fever in Cameroon

8 October 2013

WHO | Yellow fever in Cameroon

Results from a New Poll: Many Adults Aged 60-Plus Plan to Take Steps to Avoid Flu but Not Other Potentially Preventable Diseases Such as Shingles | Merck Newsroom Home

Results from a New Poll: Many Adults Aged 60-Plus Plan to Take Steps to Avoid Flu but Not Other Potentially Preventable Diseases Such as Shingles | Merck Newsroom Home

Malaria vaccine candidate reduces disease over 18 months of follow-up in late-stage study of more than 15,000 infants and young children | 2013 | Press releases | Media | GlaxoSmithKline

Malaria vaccine candidate reduces disease over 18 months of follow-up in late-stage study of more than 15,000 infants and young children | 2013 | Press releases | Media | GlaxoSmithKline

Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan anti-polio drive : Stltoday

Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan anti-polio drive : Stltoday

Bono: AIDS on run because of U.S. leadership – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

Bono: AIDS on run because of U.S. leadership – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

IBM News room - 2013-09-30 Made in IBM Labs: Scientists Turn Data into Disease Detective to Predict Dengue Fever and Malaria Outbreaks - United States

IBM News room - 2013-09-30 Made in IBM Labs: Scientists Turn Data into Disease Detective to Predict Dengue Fever and Malaria Outbreaks - United States

CDC Hepatitis B Coordinators List Update-9/30/2012

CDC Hepatitis B Coordinators List Update-9/30/2012

Kansas Hospitals Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

CDC Press Release:

Kansas Hospitals Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recently released the first statewide report on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Kansas hospitals. 

The report suggests that in 2011, Kansas facilities had significantly fewer HAIs than expected.  Specifically, data suggest that Kansas facilities had 67 percent fewer bloodstream infections from central-line devices and 26 percent fewer urinary tract infections from urinary catheter devices as compared to national reference data.  Currently, over 70 facilities in Kansas (representing more than 95 percent of staffed ICU beds) report data on one or more HAIs to KDHE’s HAIs Program.

The report, which is available online at www.kdheks.gov/epi/hai.htm, shows reductions in two important HAIs in intensive care unit settings: central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).  A companion document, specifically designed for patients, was also made available at www.kdheks.gov/epi/hai.htm .  This resource is intended to empower and engage patients and identifies practical steps patients can take to reduce their risk of acquiring CLABSI and CAUTI when hospitalized.

Bristol-Myers Squibb to Present Range of New Hepatitis C Data at the 2013 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Meeting | BMS Newsroom

Bristol-Myers Squibb to Present Range of New Hepatitis C Data at the 2013 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Meeting | BMS Newsroom

Data from Merck’s Investigational Hepatitis C Treatment Portfolio to be Presented at the 64th American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting | Merck Newsroom Home

Data from Merck’s Investigational Hepatitis C Treatment Portfolio to be Presented at the 64th American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting | Merck Newsroom Home