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Busting myths about the common cold

December 18, 2017

You cannot get a cold by being cold and you can’t cure a cold with antibiotics. These are just two of the misconceptions about the common cold that persist, despite efforts from the health care community to dispel them. The great interest in the illness is understandable. In the U.S. alone, adults average two to three colds per year and children get even more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Why do docs prescribe more antibiotics?

Because we expect them, study finds

February 24, 2017

Experimental evidence confirms what surveys have long suggested: Physicians are more likely to prescribe antibiotics when they believe there is a high expectation of it from their patients, even if they think the probability of bacterial infection is low and antibiotics would not be effective, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

“SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Day” is May 5, 2017

February 2, 2017

The World Health Organization’s calls to action are: Health workers: “Clean your hands at the right times and stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.” Hospital Chief Executive Officers and Administrators: “Lead a year-round infection prevention and control program to protect your patients from resistant infections." Policy-makers: "Stop antibiotic resistance spread by making infection prevention and hand hygiene a national policy priority."

A ProPublica story

The hidden toll of drug-resistant superbugs

September 21, 2016

Just 17 days old, Josiah Cooper-Pope died in the hospital after he was infected with a drug-resistant bacteria, but no one added his death to the toll from the deadly bug.

Public health experts have mixed reactions to 2016 spending bill

December 22, 2015

The American Public Health Association (APHA) says it supports the fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill – although it’s not happy with everything in it.

CDC: Increase in drug-resistant infections likely

They currently cause 23K deaths a year

August 5, 2015

Unless there are immediate, nationwide improvements in infection control and a big change in the way antibiotics are prescribed, drug-resistant infections are going to increase, according to mathematical modeling reported on in the latest CDC Vital Signs.

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U.S. hospitals doing better at controlling infections

CDC reports on promising trend

January 15, 2015

Progress has been made in the effort to eliminate infections that commonly threaten hospital patients, including a 46 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2008 and 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Weekly news round up

November 17, 2012

Here are the top EHS-related news stories of the week from www.ISHN.com:

CDC urges Americans to “get smart about antibiotics”

“The day when antibiotics don’t work is upon us”

November 15, 2012

Americans are suffering from too much of a good thing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has designated this as “Get Smart about Antibiotics Week.”

Kill the germs, spare the ears

Study shows how to create effective antibiotics that don't damage hearing

June 15, 2012

The world needs new antibiotics to overcome the ever-increasing resistance of disease-causing bacteria – but it doesn’t need the side effect that comes with some of the most powerful ones now available: hearing loss.