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Warning Issued on NeutroSpec

The marketers of NeutroSpec, an intravenous radiodiagnostic solution that labels white blood cells and myeloid precursors and is used to help diagnose appendicitis, have warned healthcare providers of the occurrence of two deaths and other serious events following its use. More...
21 Dec 2005

Revised Guidelines for CPR

New guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) state that doubling the number of recommended chest compressions and delivering them faster is a better way to save lives. More...
21 Dec 2005

Endotoxins in House Dust Linked to Asthma

Exposure to household endotoxins in dust poses a significant risk for asthma, according to the first nationwide sampling of house dust. More...
19 Dec 2005

Swine Industry Workers at Risk of Avian Flu

Farmers, veterinarians, and meat processors who routinely come into contact with pigs in their work have a markedly increased risk of infection with flu viruses that infect pigs, according to new study More...
19 Dec 2005

Sound Pollution May Cause Medical Errors

A recent research project, by acoustics experts Ilene Busch-Vishniac and James E. West, acoustical engineers at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, showed that noise disturbs patients and staff members, raises the risk of medical errors, and hinders efforts to modernize hospitals with speech-recognition systems. More...
19 Dec 2005

Acetaminophen-Related Liver Failure

Acetaminophen poisoning has become the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. While attempted suicides still account for many cases, almost half are the result of unintentional overdose. More...
14 Dec 2005

Spray-On Influenza Virus Barrier

A compound sprayed on respiratory mask air filters reduces viruses passing through and also deactivates the live viruses that do manage to pass through the filters. More...
14 Dec 2005
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