CANADA
May 29 to June 2, 2011, Toronto
Brings together Infection Prevention and Control Professionals (ICPs), Medical Microbiologists, Epidemiologists, and Infectious Disease specialists from all areas involved in the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections.
The Globe and Mail, 23 May 2011
Internet-based programs may be as effective as face-to-face follow-ups, says Scott Lear, a researcher at St. Paul’s Hospital and Simon Fraser University.
CBC News, May 23, 2011
The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking to make public any potential conflict of interest involving its expert advisers following a months-long CBC/Radio-Canada probe into the anti-viral drug Tamiflu.
INTERNATIONAL
CIDRAP News May 24, 2011
The United States has had 118 measles cases so far this year, the most for this date since 1996, and close to 90% of them are linked to cases in other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.
Nature.com May 23, 2011
Researchers drawn by 'mega-grants' find rewards and frustrations in equal measure.
The Atlantic June 2011 Edition
Powered by social networking, file sharing, and e-mail, a new cottage industry is bringing niche drugs to market
SciDev.net 20 May 2011
Fevers once misdiagnosed as malaria are now being erroneously treated with antibiotics, due to the success of rapid diagnostic tests.
Fevers once misdiagnosed as malaria are now being erroneously treated with antibiotics, due to the success of rapid diagnostic tests.
ICT May 20, 2011
Just like intelligence agents watching for the real terrorists threatening to attack, monitoring healthcare worker adherence to mandatory handwashing protocols via handwashing squads in hospitals can go a long way to stop outbreaks of the opportunistic C. diff bacteria
May 19 Emerg Infect Dis
Researchers have successfully used Google search patterns to conduct flu surveillance, and a new study suggests the same method could work for identifying trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) hospitalizations.
Researchers have successfully used Google search patterns to conduct flu surveillance, and a new study suggests the same method could work for identifying trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) hospitalizations.
HPV
JoongAng Daily (Korea) May 24, 2011
Although zur Hausen saw the necessity of a vaccine against these viruses early on, his initial attempts to approach pharmaceutical companies to devise a vaccine in 1984 were shot down due to questions of profitability.
Cancer Network May 24, 2011
One of the highlights from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a large-scale study that showed the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing alone or in combination with cytology testing for identifying women at high-risk for cervical cancer development.
HIV / AIDS
The Root May 24, 2011
Nearly 30 years after the first report of AIDS, there's plenty of news about efforts to create vaccines that protect against HIV infection and boost the immune systems of people already infected.
The New York Times ( Donald. McNeil Jr.) May 21, 2011
THERE is now, for the first time, hard clinical evidence of an effect that AIDS doctors have suspected for years: If you are H.I.V.-positive, being on antiretroviral drugs will probably save not only your life, but also the lives of your sexual partners.
20 May 2011 Science Speaks (Blog)
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program released a technical guidance document addressing prevention programs for men who have sex with men (MSM) as part of PEPFAR’s overall prevention strategy
H1N1 PANDEMIC STUDIES
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume203, Issue12
Letter from Emerg Infect Dis, published online May 19
Social distancing effective in stopping disease spread in pandemics: Study Social distancing interventions can be implemented during unusual infectious disease outbreaks and include school closing, closure of movie theatres and restaurants and the cancellation of large public gatherings.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY OUTCOMES
Wall Street Journal May 25, 2011
Global health officials Tuesday delayed setting a deadline for the destruction of the last known stocks of smallpox for at least three more years, a compromise that will enable scientists in the U.S. and Russia to continue researching medicines to counter a potential bioterror attack using smallpox.
Kaiser Foundation May 24, 2011
CIDRAP News May 20, 2011
At the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva today, the full group adopted a review of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) performance during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, while a committee made some last-minute changes to a framework for sharing flu viruses.
