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Study finds MRSA danger in gyms may be exaggerated
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Community gym surfaces do not appear to be reservoirs for MRSA transmission, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
- March 3, 2011
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Study finds MRSA danger in gyms may be exaggerated
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Community gym surfaces do not appear to be reservoirs for MRSA transmission, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
- March 3, 2011
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How much has the war on bioterror cost scientists?
A new study challenges the notion that post-9/11 rules which placed stricter limits on pathogens research stymied scientific productivity. In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, and subsequent anthrax mailings, the US government instituted tougher controls on research into human, animal and plant pathogens and toxins that could be used for nefarious Read More »
- March 1, 2011
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CDC Details Cause of 2009 Plague Death
The University of Chicago scientist who died in 2009 while conducting vaccine research using a weakened strain of plague bacterium succumbed to his infection because of an underlying medical condition, Bloomberg reported last week (see GSN, Sept. 22, 2009). The enervated strain of Yersinia pestis that Malcolm Casadaban, 60, worked with was thought to pose Read More »
- March 1, 2011
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How much has the war on bioterror cost scientists?
A new study challenges the notion that post-9/11 rules which placed stricter limits on pathogens research stymied scientific productivity. In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, and subsequent anthrax mailings, the US government instituted tougher controls on research into human, animal and plant pathogens and toxins that could be used for nefarious Read More »
- March 1, 2011
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