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Infection Control
Infection Control: is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential part of the infrastructure of health care.
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SEP 01, 2015Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheva, Israel, say that they have “made a significa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 16, 2015Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 13, 2015Microbiology
Escherichia coli was first recognized as a possible foodborne pathogen in 1975 in a California hospital with a patient e ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 06, 2015Technology
It seems like not even just a couple of weeks ago, Chrysler was under fire after hackers were able to barge into the com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2015Health & Medicine
A tsetse fly bite in rural Africa could cause Sleeping Sickness, but a new initiative in Uganda is successfully using bl ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 24, 2015Microbiology
Antibiotics keep farm animals healthy and promote their growth, but excessive antibiotic use no doubt contributes to ant ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 13, 2015Neuroscience
A group of scientists from various organizations has come together to help people to communicate, bringing together neur ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 25, 2015Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Salmonella again! It seems our intimate relationship with this bacterium is one that grows stronger with each outbreak. ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 21, 2015Neuroscience
Robotic prosthetic arms are gaining a lot of recent interest after neuroscientists at the California Institute of Techno ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2015Neuroscience
While the consequences of brain damage can be dire, one kind of language loss may not necessarily affect another. Specif ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 09, 2015Neuroscience
Images of soccer moms shuttling kids around in minivans could one day be as quaint as a Norman Rockwell painting. Concus ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 30, 2015Health & Medicine
This article by Kathleen Gillespie originally appeared on The Conversation.Young British men have a problem with diabete ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecular biologists and engineers who study how malaria causes red blood cells to stiffen have found that a model of a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Immunology
Researchers from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio revealed the mol ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Health & Medicine
Plaque formation and tooth decay must be monitored through regular visits to the dentist's office. While therapeutic age ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...Written By: Robert Woodard
SEP 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheva, Israel, say that they have “made a significa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 16, 2015
Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 13, 2015
Microbiology
Escherichia coli was first recognized as a possible foodborne pathogen in 1975 in a California hospital with a patient e
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 06, 2015
Technology
It seems like not even just a couple of weeks ago, Chrysler was under fire after hackers were able to barge into the com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2015
Health & Medicine
A tsetse fly bite in rural Africa could cause Sleeping Sickness, but a new initiative in Uganda is successfully using bl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 24, 2015
Microbiology
Antibiotics keep farm animals healthy and promote their growth, but excessive antibiotic use no doubt contributes to ant
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 13, 2015
Neuroscience
A group of scientists from various organizations has come together to help people to communicate, bringing together neur
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
MAY 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
Salmonella again! It seems our intimate relationship with this bacterium is one that grows stronger with each outbreak.
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Robotic prosthetic arms are gaining a lot of recent interest after neuroscientists at the California Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2015
Neuroscience
While the consequences of brain damage can be dire, one kind of language loss may not necessarily affect another. Specif
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 09, 2015
Neuroscience
Images of soccer moms shuttling kids around in minivans could one day be as quaint as a Norman Rockwell painting. Concus
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
This article by Kathleen Gillespie originally appeared on The Conversation.Young British men have a problem with diabete
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 27, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecular biologists and engineers who study how malaria causes red blood cells to stiffen have found that a model of a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 15, 2015
Immunology
Researchers from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio revealed the mol
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Health & Medicine
Plaque formation and tooth decay must be monitored through regular visits to the dentist's office. While therapeutic age
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 13, 2015
Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard