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Signs of the Times
November 13, 2009 1:46 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Acknowledging healthcare reform has been controversial would definitely be an understatement. Almost everywhere I've traveled lately I've heard highly emotional and passionate positions for both sides of the debate. This past weekend, a large group of Read More...
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Be SMART
September 28, 2009 3:50 PM by Kerri Penno
bioMérieux, an in vitro diagnostics company, heightened its role in the fight against antimicrobial resistance by launching its Solutions to Manage the Antimicrobial Resistance Threat (SMART) Campaign at the 49th Annual Interscience Conference for Antimicrobial Read More...
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Preparing for a Bio-Katrina
May 26, 2009 12:03 PM by Matthew T. Patton
In an interview with Federal News Radio in March, Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH, was asked what she would tell President Obama if she had the chance. Her reply: "There is a possibility, a real possibility, that there could be the equivalent of a bio-Katrina on Read More...
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Pathogen Immunity
May 18, 2009 3:35 PM by Kerri Penno
One of today's ASM Award Lectures was the Maurice Hilleman Merck Award, presented to Stanley A. Plotkin, Sanofi Pasteur, Doylestown, PA. Maurice Hilleman is known for having developed more than 40 vaccines and is credited with having saved more lives Read More...
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USA -- Science Savvy?
August 12, 2008 1:39 PM by Amanda Koehler
Today USA Today ran an article about Americans' outlook on science... and some of the statistics in the article are downright depressing. Here's a sampling: 70 percent of people believe the USA is not the world leader in science achievement. 79 percent Read More...
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National Health Observances
December 7, 2007 3:11 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Every month has special health observances. HHS posts these on its Web site, saying: "Health professionals, teachers, community groups, employers, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health Read More...
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Bookmark This: The Fritsma Factor
November 12, 2007 12:08 PM by Matthew T. Patton
George Fritsma , MS, MT (ASCP), lab practitioner, associate professor and author, recently launched an online, interactive hemostasis resource known as The Fritsma Factor . Designed for laboratory practitioners to share information and knowledge, the Read More...
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