Archive for the ‘Viruses’ Category

Guard Against Swine Flu At Summer Camp

19th July 2009 by admin 1 Comment

As children head off to summer camp, many parents are concerned about the risk for swine flu.
To protect kids from the H1N1 virus when they’re at camp, Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, recommends the following:

Confirm that the camp is doing regular screenings, promoting proper [...]

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Hospital Worker May Have Exposed Patients to Hepatitis

7th July 2009 by admin 5 Comments

A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with saline solution, authorities say.

A hospital worker has admitted to secretly injecting herself and using unclean syringes for patients.

Kristen Diane Parker, who worked at Rose Medical [...]

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UPDATE 1-GSK Says Cervarix Effective Against More Viruses

7th July 2009 by admin No Comments

* Vaccine works against three extra cancer-causing viruses
* Protects in total against five most common cancer viruses
* Is ‘first time’ has been shown for cervical cancer vaccine (Adds details on male vaccination)
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s (GSK.L) Cervarix is the first product of its kind to show it protects against the five most common cervical [...]

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