Nanostructured sunscreen ingredient may prevent medical implant MRSA infections

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A common ingredient in sunscreen could be an effective antibacterial coating for medical implants such as joint replacements and pacemakers. Zinc oxide nanopyramids can disrupt methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), reducing the film of bacteria growing on coated materials by over 95 percent. About one million implanted medical devices are infected each year. “It is extremely…

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Sherwin-Williams Launches Breakthrough Paint With the Power to Kill Bacteria

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Sherwin-Williams announces the launch of Paint Shield™, the first EPA-registered microbicidal paint that continuously kills these difficult-to-treat, infection-causing bacteria after two hours of exposure on painted surfaces. By killing these infectious bacteria on painted surfaces, Paint Shield offers customers an important new tool to help prevent the spread of bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infections…

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Tiny, Tattoo-Like Wearables Could Monitor Your Health

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Patients in hospitals, elderly folks and people with heart problems might soon be wearing temporary tattoos instead of heart rate monitors or pulse oximeters. Professor Nanshu Lu and a team at the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have come up with a way to quickly print cheap, wearable biosensors. When the researchers were…

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Avita Medical sends devices and personnel to help treat mass burn victims in Taiwan

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Avita Medical Ltd., a regenerative medicine company specializing in the treatment of wounds and skin defects, today announced that doctors in Taiwan have reported positive results from using ReCell® to treat burn victims of June’s waterpark disaster, with medics saying they have seen superior wound closure and better outcomes. A total of 12 people have…

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FDA: Theranos peddling “uncleared medical devices”MedCity News

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One of Theranos’ top defenses against the Wall Street Journal‘s incisive exposé has been its good standing with the Food and Drug Administration. Well, looks like that’s crumbling. The FDA has said that Theranos’ “nanotainers” are actually “uncleared medical devices” that are being wrongfully shipped across state lines. These nanotainers, to be clear, are the tiny vials pictured above…

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Meat Is Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, W.H.O. Report Finds

An international panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization concluded Monday that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk of colon cancer and that consuming other red meats “probably” raises the risk as well. But the increase in risk is so slight that experts said most people should…

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Study Finds Antibacterial Soap is No Better Than Plain Soap

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With school in full swing and flu season just around the corner, you might be looking for a way to keep those germs at bay. But if you’re stocking up on antibacterial soaps, a study suggests you might as well be reaching for that regular old bar of soap instead. Korean scientists found that antibacterial soap with the…

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