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Infection Control

Would a booster shot help prevent whooping cough?

June 28, 2010
SACRAMENTO, CA — Whether the elderly should get a booster shot despite their age is one of the puzzles complicating the fight against whooping cough.
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California declares whooping cough epidemic

June 24, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Five babies have died since January and the number of confirmed cases is four times higher than the same period last year: Health officials urge anyone in contact with infants to be inoculated.
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How clean is the Stanley Cup?

June 22, 2010
CHICAGO — The Stanley Cup isn''t the germ bomb you might suspect.
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Infection control at surgery centers sloppy

June 9, 2010
CHICAGO — A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control.
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E. coli has its benefits

May 19, 2010
WASHINGTON — Rice University scientist honored for research converting glycerine into high value products.
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Norovirus scare closes tween hotspot

April 27, 2010
MANHATTAN — The high-end Fifth Avenue doll shop and cafe American Girl Place reopened over the weekend after being closed for several days due to a norovirus scare.
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Introducing the first EcoLogo™ certified hand sanitizer

April 26, 2010
AKRON, OH — GOJO''s new PURELL® Green Certified Instant Hand Sanitizer is made with 100 percent naturally renewable ethanol in a readily biodegradable formula.
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Norovirus lasts up to two weeks in elderly patients

April 21, 2010
LONDON — Researchers monitored and studied 13 patients aged 60 to 98 years suffering from norovirus and discovered that the average length of time the virus remained active was 14 days.
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Hand sanitizers' effectiveness in question

April 21, 2010
SEATTLE – Fourth grader Celia Vernon conducted an experiment to uncover answers on the effectiveness of hand sanitizers to kill Escherichia coli (E. coli).
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New strain of norovirus confirmed

April 16, 2010
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed that test samples submitted by the Lousiana Department of Health and Hospitals contain a new strain of norovirus.
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