A former public health researcher for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) was recently found to have “engaged in research misconduct” after apparently faking data on the incidence of Colostridium difficile infections in Klamath County, OR. The finding was released Friday, May 29, 2015, by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI),
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Overuse of Antibiotics Nearly Doubled Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
The October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control reports on a new study about a topic nobody really wants to think about — deadly diarrhea. It’s what happens when the otherwise harmless Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) digestive tract bacterium grows out of control, releasing toxins
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‘Current Controversies’ in Food Safety Produces Lively Debate
Truth be told, the lecture format of most of the symposia at the International Association for Food Protection annual meeting can get a little sleepy. The meeting, which ended Wednesday, is not known for sharp sticks in the eye or put down quips. The one exception was the “current controversies”
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Gastroenteritis Deaths Have Doubled
Most people erroneously call it “stomach flu” and think of it as an unpleasant nuisance, but the vomiting and diarrhea caused by inflammation of the stomach and intestines — gastroenteritis – can be lethal, and appears to be growing deadlier.
The number of people of all ages who died from
Vancouver Island Doctors Fail At Hand Washing
A new study reported by the Vancouver Sun found that failed handwashing audits for health-care facilities within the Vancouver Island Health Authority produced “disappointing”, and “unacceptable” results, according to the head of patient safety.
According to the hand hygiene compliance audits conducted in January and February, physicians were the worst
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Mystery Outbreak Hits Block in WI Town
Parents of four Wisconsin children who’ve been fighting bacterial diseases since December want somebody to solve what some there are calling the Grand Avenue mystery.
The four children live side-by-side and kitty corner from one another in a one-block area of Grand Avenue in the Village of Belgium located about