A Healthy Future for Community Pharmacy: Lessons from Point-of-Care Testing Platforms
A Healthy Future for Community Pharmacy:
Lessons from Point-of-Care Testing Platforms in Canada and the United Kingdom
Introduction
In an era of escalating healthcare demands, community pharmacies...
Food recalls in EU – Week 49/2015
Abstract:
This article is an extraction of data from the European Commission RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) and reports all the main...
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HIV Prevention: Embracing Imbokodo
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Introduction
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a bloodborne pathogen that...
Self-screening for STI and HPV
Abstract:
Cervical Cancer and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) are two diseases affecting women's health that could be greatly reduced through prevention practices and regular screening....
Use of Novel Approaches to Reduce Clostridium Difficile in an Inner City Hospital
Abstract
Background:
Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that can lead to antibiotic-associated diarrhea and sepsis.1 Since C. difficile is shed in feces, any...
TIPS Sudden Science Trial #1019811 – High Touch UV Disinfection Device
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Rare outbreak of Elizabethkingia bacteria leading to deaths in the Midwestern United States
Abstract:
An outbreak of the recently discovered bacteria Elizabethkingia anophelis is occurring in the Midwestern United States. While Elizabethkingia bacterium is prevalent in the environment...
Show Me Your Hands: Hand Hygiene Myths and Facts
Abstract:
The use of hand sanitizers is ubiquitous in public places all over the United States. Although this promotes better hand hygiene, improper use renders many...
The Post-Antibiotic Era
In April 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report detailing the serious threat of antibiotic resistance. The ‘post-antibiotic’ era is fast approaching...
