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	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lakewood Ranch Hospital Trying Fluid Repellent Germ Killing Scrubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA - A consultant says Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is the first hospital in the world to have some of its staff try a new medical garment that combats infections with a germ-killing ingredient woven into it.
Orlando-based Vestagen Technical Textiles has manufactured scrub tops, pants, lab coats, isolation gowns, sheets for patient&#8217;s beds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orlando company Vestagen plans to do its part to help Haiti relief efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
2:51 AM EST, January 21, 2010
Like any good entrepreneur, Ben Favret saw vast potential in a solid idea - a breakthrough garment designed for the industry he knows so very well: health
care.
He researched the technology, pitched the concept to industry contacts and raised the capital required to get his Orlando startup, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vestagen Announces a New Germ Killing Fabric Scrub Line for Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VESTAGEN is a company worth taking a look at this year.  This Orlando Company has developed a new technology designed to help combat Hospital-Acquired Infections. 
Dec. 7, 2009 - Vestagen Technical Textiles announced its entry into the advanced performance textile arena with the introduction of the first of a new class of Nanotechnology-Based Healthcare Specialty Textiles.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Issues With the Steris System 1 Processor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. The cleared SS1&#8217;s circulation pump was a [redacted] pump. In 1999, the pump was changed to [redacted] pump. According to internal Steris documents, the original circulation pump failed for low flow performance and seal leakage that resulted in decreased SS1 reliability and consumer complaints. The change to [redacted] pump altered the flow rate, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Steris System 1 Teleconference Call with the FDA Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDA held a teleconference today at 1pm ET regarding the current issue with the Steris System 1 Processor used by many hospitals and endoscopy centers.  See yesterdays posting at InCo and Associates to view the recent letter sent to healthcare providers from the FDA.
If you are having problems coming up with an alternative call 808-282-5738 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Notice: Concerns About the Steris System 1 Processor and FDA Recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDA Notice: Concerns About the Steris System 1 Processor, Components, and Accessories, and FDA Recommendations
Issued: December 3, 2009
Dear Healthcare Facility Administrator and Infection Control Practitioner:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing this notice to inform you of important information regarding the regulatory status of the STERIS System 1 Processor (SS1) and actions that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Warns of Pandemic Flu Mutation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China must be alert to any mutation of changes in the H1N1 swine flu virus because the deadlier H5N1 bird flu (avium flu) virus is endemic in the country. WHO warned on Tuesday that H5N1 had erupted in pultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietname, posing once again a threat to humans.  The most obvious [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CDC warns about rise in serious pneumococcal disease. CDC said today that is is seeing a spike in serious pneumococcal disease, particularly in younger patients.  Anne Schuchat, MD, DIrector of the CDC&#8217;s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters that the CDC is seeing an increasing number of invasive pneumococcal disease cases around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Emergency H1N1 Declaration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
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Section 1135 of the Social Security Act [42 USC §1320b–5] permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain regulatory requirements for healthcare facilities in response to emergencies.  Two conditions must be met for the Secretary to be able to issue such “1135 waivers”:  first, the Secretary must have declared a Public Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Employers Must Know About OSHA&#8217;s Bloodborne Pathogens Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.incoandassociates.com/what-employers-must-know-about-oshas-bloodborne-pathogens-standards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All employers are required to have an Exposure Control Plan which identifies job classifications, tasks, and procedures where there is occupational exposure to Bloodborne pathogens. This plan must be available to employees and reviewed and updated annually.
Safety Devices: Employer must evaluate medical devices with enginerred sharps injury protections otherwise known as safety devices. Employers must [...]]]></description>
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