State laws may limit implementation of CDC's recommendations for routine HIV testing
A new study concludes that routine testing for HIV recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) may violate many state laws. view more (2007-10-10)
... the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) may violate many state laws. The study, published on October ... to recommendations issued by the CDC in 2006, recommending routine HIV testing for all Americans between ... and 64. According to the CDC, adults should be tested, after notification, unless they refuse. Organizations ... considering how to implement the CDC's recommendations.
Researchers, led by Leslie Wolf at ...
Higher HIV infection estimate shows need for routine screening, more funding for care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine part of medical care and provide better funding to care for those who test positive, according to the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). view more (2008-08-04)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV ... Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
CDC has published guidelines recommending HIV screening in emergency rooms, public ... others.
But Congress has not provided CDC with the funding it needs to put the HIV testing ... for other prevention initiatives at CDC is also languishing. And states have ...
New study debunks misconceptions about barriers to the CDC's HIV testing recommendations
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised recommendations for opt-out HIV testing in 2006, there has been significant debate around the barriers to widespread implementation of the recommendations. view more (2009-02-17)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised recommendations for opt-out HIV testing in 2006, there ... infections. For this reason, the CDC released new guidelines for HIV testing in September of 2006 ... UCLA. "We found that The CDC guidelines' definition of 'opt-out' does require specific protection of patient ... are adhered to."
According to the CDC recommendations, providers are required to give ...
Flu shot protects kids -- even during years with a bad vaccine match
Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year. view more (2008-11-03)
... the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year.
This is according to new ... performed as part of the CDC-funded New Vaccine Surveillance Network, included 2,400 from 6 months old ... was the first year the CDC recommended children up to 5 receive the vaccine. The CDC now recommends children up to 18 years old receive the ... vaccine.
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Anthrax test, developed by army and CDC, receives FDA approval
A method for identifying Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, has been cleared for diagnostic use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). view more (2005-08-31)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the mid-1950s. The modified gamma phage method is the ... This network, established by the CDC, is charged with maintaining an integrated system of state and ... scientists at USAMRIID and the CDC recognized the need for an FDA accepted method for identifying ... non-biologics. USAMRIID, with support from CDC, prepared and submitted a 510(k) Premarket ...
Health experts urge supermarket pharmacies to 'get smart' about free antibiotics
As influenza season shifts into high gear, with 24 states now reporting widespread activity, the nation's infectious diseases experts are urging supermarket pharmacies with free-antibiotics promotions to educate their customers on when antibiotics are the right prescription-and when they can do more harm than good. view more (2009-02-26)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have written to supermarkets with free-antibiotics promotions asking them to ... Antibiotics Work," a campaign from CDC to educate consumers about the importance of using antibiotics appropriately.
"Taking ... Hicks, DO, medical director of CDC's "Get Smart" program. "If they sought to educate people about ... Shop, and Giant, IDSA and CDC suggest that supermarkets could begin with ...
Common practices at petting zoos put visitors at risk
While petting zoos pose a risk for gastrointestinal illness, most visitors aren't aware that simple prevention measures could prevent infection. view more (2006-03-21)
... Infectious Diseases. Researchers from the CDC today release the results of a case-control study of an ... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unfortunately, according to two other studies being presented at the ... associated with petting zoos, the CDC has entered a partnership with the National Association of State ... is published annually in the CDC publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. ...
Over-Prescribing of Anthrax Drugs
In response to the first US bioterrorist-associated anthrax attacks, it appears that many more antimicrobial drugs were prescribed than was warranted based upon confirmed or suspected Bacillus. anthracis exposure, according to results to be published in the April/May issue of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, to be published online on 19th... view more... (2003-03-14)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ultimately recommended a sixty-day course of antimicrobials for about 10,000 ... antimicrobials were supplied by the CDC's National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program. Researchers at the US Food and ... than can be ascribed to CDC recommendations. For ciprofloxacin, approximately 160,000 more prescriptions were issued in ... widespread antimicrobial prescribing beyond the CDC's recommendations may include the propagation of ...
Routine HIV screening in the ED is cost effective and well liked by patients
Using the new and highly publicized CDC guidelines for HIV screening, a university-based Emergency Department implemented opt-out screening in Washington, DC, where HIV infection rates are known to be high. view more (2007-05-16)
... the new and highly publicized CDC guidelines for HIV screening, a university-based Emergency Department implemented opt-out ... Prevalence Setting Following the New CDC Guidelines" by Jeremy Brown, MD. This paper will be presented ... at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, May 16-19, 2007, Chicago, IL on Wednesday, May 16th, in the HIV Testing session beginning at 3:30 ...
Mayo Clinic researchers find popular television shows inaccurately portray violent crime
Researchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular television shows, CSI and CSI: Miami, to actual U.S. homicide data, and discovered clear differences between media portrayals of violent deaths versus actual murders. view more (2009-05-20)
... the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Violent Death Reporting System.
When researchers compared the shows to ... compared the shows to the CDC data, they discovered the strongest misrepresentations were related to alcohol ... misrepresentative. Finally, according to the CDC data, homicide victims typically knew their assailant; however, the television ... series were more likely to have portrayed the perpetrator as a stranger. ...
Adults with asthma not getting their flu shots
Because of increased risk of complications from influenza, vaccination of adults and children with asthma is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. view more (2009-06-22)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators have determined that the vaccination levels among asthma sufferers ... for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, and co-investigators advise, "The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program ... identified influenza vaccination as one of several 'key clinical activities that should be considered as essential for quality asthma care.' The panel included influenza vaccination among the 'core ...
JAMA article contends earlier study overstated validity of findings on bisphenol A
In a letter to be published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. S. Stanley Young, Assistant Director of Bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, and Ming Yu, University of British Columbia, highlight the statistical limitations of a study claiming that bisphenol A is associated with... view more... (2009-02-19)
... and Yu note that the CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [2003-2004] that was used ... possible modeling variations in the CDC design, Young and Yu conclude that the findings reported by ... the authors could well be the result of chance rather than representing real health concerns. ...
Rapid HIV testing in the ER boosts diagnoses, screening
One in every 50 people screened for a suspected sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital was found to be infected with HIV using a rapid blood sample screening test. view more (2008-10-27)
... estimate earlier this year. The CDC said the difference was due to the use of a ... of the American Medical Association.
The CDC noted that while the new estimate did not represent an ... HIV/AIDS prevalence and incidence, the CDC is working with states to implement a national system for ... country. The new system, the CDC says, will allow better target prevention ...
University of Georgia researchers discover cell-wall carbohydrate that is crucial to anthrax bacterium
A week after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the letters began to arrive. Someone filled envelopes with a deadly strain of anthrax bacteria and mailed them to two U.S. senators and several offices of the news media. Five people died, and 17 others became infected. view more (2006-10-02)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, have discovered the structure of a unique cell-wall ... and Elmar Kannenberg. Collaborators at CDC were Patricia Wilkins and Conrad P. Quinn.
Anthrax is a naturally ... wall preparations were prepared by CDC researchers in their biosafety labs.
One important discovery in the just-reported ... research is that the newly discovered carbohydrate in the cell wall of ...
Warning: Expert at UH adds obesity to side effects of lead exposure
Scientists know exposure to low levels of lead can result in learning disabilities, hearing loss, language impairments and vision loss, but a newly discovered side effect may be adult-onset obesity in men, according to a University of Houston professor. view more (2008-02-21)
... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will lower the acceptable lead exposure rate for pregnant women ... for pregnant women and children.
"The CDC states that the acceptable low-level exposure amount is equal or ... to 10 micrograms - the CDC standard for acceptable exposure - gained about 25 percent more ... weight than their control counterparts." A 1-year-old male mouse is the equivalent ... |
