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Berga SL. Exercise and cognitive function in women. Altern Ther Women's Health 2005;7(1):5-6.
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Allergy Sufferers Interested in Alternative Therapies; FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim for Monounsaturated Fat; FDA Announces Major Initiatives for Dietary Supplements. Altern Ther Women's Health 2005;7(1):7-8.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta provides the following answers to common questions about Clostridium difficile (C. diff).
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Clostridium difficile infections (C. diff) can be reduced sharply by aggressive, targeted infection control efforts that include interventions across various hospital departments.
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Beset by influenza questions in a season without sufficient vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued some guidance on the role of masks to prevent flu transmission. A combination of infection control strategies is recommended to decrease transmission of influenza in health care settings.
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Over a seven-year period, there was a dramatic increase in the isolation of community-acquired MRSA in the San Francisco area. Molecular typing showed movement of community-acquired strains into hospitals.
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A virulent new strain of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) that has been associated with an eightfold increase in mortality in some outbreaks is emerging in the United States and Canada, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new draft TB guidelines for health care settings that generally duck the controversial respirator fit-test issue but tie several infection control measures to facility risk assessments.
