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A study abstract by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists conference reveals a promising new approach to healthcare hand hygiene and hospital infection rate reductions using new personal sanitizer dispensers with electronic measures. (PRWeb Oct 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1494784.htm

(Society for General Microbiology) A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and mammals against different flu strains and can even be given to birds while they are still in their eggs, allowing the mass vaccination of wild birds.