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Nate Scheibe

CDC: Man died of rabies from kidney transplant - CNN.com - 0 views

  • Doctors knew the donor had encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, when they harvested the organs. However, they didn't know rabies was the cause.
  • In this most recent case, the donor was experiencing "changes in mental status" before he died, according to Dr. Matthew Kuehnert, director of the CDC's Office of Blood, Organ, and Other Tissue Safety. He said doctors in Florida tested the donor for various causes of encephalitis, including West Nile Virus and herpes, but did not test for rabies.
  • Hospitals do test for other causes of encephalitis, and if no cause is found, the organs are donated.
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    The part that is most concerning is that the doctors knew the patient had encephalitis (granted not all causes of encephalitis are infectious in nature) and decided to donate the organs anyway.
Nate Scheibe

Efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation
Amanda Bergstedt

Food safety and bioterrorism defense may benefit from improved nanotechnology detection... - 0 views

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    Numerous food scares have made global headlines in recent years, which instigated a study in which a professor from the University of Missouri developed a technique that may make food contamination testing more rapid and accurate. This could open so many doors by promoting public health!
Jenna Veldhuizen

'Unfortunately, yes', mold did grow in Capri Sun: Kraft Foods - 0 views

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    5 different types of fungi have been found growing in Capri Sun but the company says "a mold-related recall is unnecessary...mold must be inhaled to cause allergic symptoms...immersing it in liquid prevents spores from becoming airborne and inhaled." Gross!
Casey Finnerty

Reassessing Flu Shots as the Season Draws Near - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • “It does not protect as promoted. It’s all a sales job: it’s all public relations.”
  • “I say, ‘Use this vaccine,’ ” he said. “The safety profile is actually quite good. But we have oversold it. Use it — but just know it’s not going to work nearly as well as everyone says.”
  • “Does it work as well as the measles vaccine? No, and it’s not likely to. But the vaccine works,” Dr. Joseph Bresee, chief of epidemiology and prevention in the C.D.C.’s influenza division, said. And research is advancing to improve the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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  • “Not having evidence doesn’t prove it doesn’t work; we just don’t know,” said Dr. Roger Thomas, a Cochrane Collaboration coordinator for the University of Calgary in Alberta, who was an author of both of the reviews. “The intelligent decision would be to have large, publicly funded independent trials.”
  • Another option for those who want to reduce their risk of influenza and flulike infections may be simply this: Wash your hands more often. There is good evidence this works.
Casey Finnerty

Reassessing Flu Shots as the Season Draws Near - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • “We have overpromoted and overhyped this vaccine,” said Michael T. Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, as well as its Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. “It does not protect as promoted. It’s all a sales job: it’s all public relations.”
  • He still considers himself a “a pro-vaccine guy,” Dr. Osterholm said.
  • “I say, ‘Use this vaccine,’ ” he said. “The safety profile is actually quite good. But we have oversold it. Use it — but just know it’s not going to work nearly as well as everyone says.”
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