11 May, 2009 – 20:04 | 2 Comments

In an about-face to their stance during the Clinton Administration, leaders of the nation’s healthcare industry have promised to cut prices in response to the Obama Administration’s vow to resolve the healthcare crisis and make health care available to every…

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Friendly Germs May Fend Off Ventilator Pneumonia
6 November, 2008 – 22:55 | 2 Comments

The antiseptic, chlorhexidine, is often swabbed into the mouths of critically ill patients on breathing machines to prevent pneumonia associated with ventilators.  Chlorhexidine, the most commonly used antiseptic for this application, is affordable, effective, and readily available but researchers behind…