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Biomedical Safety Technologies
Tyco / Kendall Healthcare
B. Braun Medical
Needlestick Prevention Tour
SuturTek Incorporated
Becton Dickinson
Inviro Medical Devices
Greiner Bio-One Gmbh
Immunization Branch, California Department of Health Services
Smiths Medical/Portex, Inc.
Retractable Technologies, Inc.
Terumo Medical Corporation
ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Manufacturers
Surgilance, Inc.
Disintegrator Products
SafeGard Medical Ltd.
AM LABS
Rita Medical Systems
Medi-Dose, Inc. - EPS, Inc.
International Association of EMTs and Paramedics
ITL Corporation
Eureka Sharps Disposal
Smiths Medical MD, Inc.
Bemis Mfg.- Healthcare Products Group
Medegen Medical
Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc.
Qlicksmart Pty Ltd
Milestone Scientific
Baxa Corporation
LIFE-SHIELD PRODUCTS, INC
LifeChoice Donor Services
SharpsFree
ClozeX Medical LLC
Specialized Health Products International
New York University School of Medicine
RXTrocar Ltd.
AOHP - Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
Touro University International (TUI)
CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association
Medical Device Manufacturer (Thailand) Ltd.
RiTract Limited
Salvus Technology Limited
Medi-Safe Surgicals (Pty) Ltd
GuardianTech Safety Devices
Quality America, Inc.
Safety 1st Medical
Sarstedt
MYCO Medical
Health Care Logistics
Center for Phlebotomy Education
Managing Infection Control Magazine
Medifix Limited
The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals
Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc
Devon Medical Supplies
Starr Systems, LLC

So it Goes

For a few minutes of delightful diversion, we present a humor column "So it Goes" written by Jason Love. This funny, award-winning column has come a long way since a newspaper editor asked Jason to write "just like Snapshots." Now, thanks to her, the columns are syndicated to countless newspapers, publications, and websites ... just like Snapshots. Please. Kick off your shoes. Humor us.

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Stranger than Fiction

Father hangs onto roof pursuing car thief

A father of two in Germany stunned authorities when he chased down an auto thief by car, leapt onto the roof of the stolen vehicle and then phoned through instructions to police as the crook sped off with him.

Deputies pull man from alligator's jaw

Florida sheriff's deputies jumped into a dark lake and pulled a naked man from the jaws of an alligator early on Wednesday, authorities said.

Owner: Man tried to hide guitar in pants

The guitar-shaped bulge in Morgan Conatser's clothing tipped off a music store owner that there might be a crime in progress. Clifton Lovell, owner of Guitars and Cadillacs on U.S. Highway 71 in De Queen, was talking with a customer last week when he saw Conatser, 29, walking out of the store.

Okla. couple celebrate 77th anniversary

Gene and Elinor Coleman celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary Tuesday — a marriage that may be the state's longest. Official records aren't kept so no one knows for certain. But the Colemans have been married long enough that their anniversary brought plenty of attention to their one-story, clapboard house with a cuckoo clock in this community southwest of Tulsa.

Driver survives after trash bin crash

A car plunged 25 feet after crashing through a downtown barrier Monday, but the driver suffered only minor injuries thanks to a well-placed trash bin. His sedan landed upside-down atop the bin, its trunk accepting the brunt of the impact.

Driver tries to swallow keys, bites cop

A Russian man whom police stopped for allegedly driving drunk tried to swallow his keys then bit an officer as the officer tried to retrieve them, a Russian news agency reported Tuesday.

Man shoots doe with well-developed rack

When Carmen Erickson dropped a deer with a single shot in a cattail slough south of here, he thought he'd downed a nice buck. Unlike his shot, he was a little off. The deer was a doe.

Man seeks record for arm hair length

Jon Sanford takes good care of his hair, washing it regularly and conditioning it occasionally. Now he might break a record for that hair — on his arms.

Police tell bungling crook to get a new career

Irish police have told a man dubbed Ireland's dumbest crook to give up his disastrous criminal career before it gets the better of him.

Wreck of Japanese wartime submarine found

Divers have found the wreck of a Japanese midget submarine that attacked Sydney Harbour in 1942 and brought World War Two to Australia's biggest city, ending a 64-year mystery over its fate.

World AIDS Day - December 1st! Take Action Today
Around forty million people are living with HIV throughout the world - and that number increases in every region every day. In the UK alone, more than 60,000 people are living with HIV and more than 7,000 more are diagnosed every year. Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling the spread of a preventable disease. World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.

Microbicides can provide new tools for HIV prevention

The development of safe and effective microbicides would provide women with critically needed new tools to fight HIV/AIDS, according to Zeda F...

HIV Drug Treatment Interruptions Raise Risk of Death

HIV patients who take their HIV drugs intermittently are at a greater risk of infections, heart disease, and death compared to those patients who...

Diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS rise slightly in Israel

The number of new HIV carriers and AIDS patients diagnosed here last year has risen somewhat, from an annual average of 322 between 2000 and 2004 to 350 cases ...

New guidance for protecting employees against avian flu unveiled

OSHA has issued a handbook that provides a general overview of how employers can protect employees against avian flu.

Vaccine tests for hepatitis B are promising

...biotechnology company, soared in trading after regular market hours Tuesday when it released positive data from a trial of its experimental hepatitis B vaccine...

West Nile virus infections rise

The Western Slope and the state of Colorado experienced a resurgence in West Nile virus infections and deaths over the past year, according to statistics from...

Global Needlestick Prevention Group Honors Award Recipients as It...

... international needlestick prevention group, announced that six recipients are being honored for reducing sharps injuries with a Sharps Injury Prevention Award...

West Nile infection spread statewide

The almost universal presence of mosquitos in Arkansas has virtually assured the spread throughout the state this year of the West Nile Virus, resulting in 28...

First human West Nile case this year

State health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus disease in a human in South Carolina this year.

More People Test for HIV

Between April 2005 and March 2006, 1,715 588 received pre-HIV testing counseling and 80 percent of them tested for HIV.

S. Korea kills animals to stop bird flu

...unaware of its fate as South Korea began slaughtering hundreds of dogs, cats and pigs in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Woman dies from Avian flu, raising Indonesia's death toll to 57

An Indonesian woman died of bird flu early Tuesday, raising the country's death toll to 57, a hospital official said.

Second Bird Flu Strain Less Virulent

After a virulent strain of bird flu was detected in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, chickens in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province and Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi...

Doctors' pagers a hotbed of bacteria
Dr. Sarah Forgie's husband won't touch her black pager for fear of contamination. His fears were confirmed after a study by Forgie found 12 per cent of medical pagers she tested carried bacteria capable of causing pneumonia, staff infections or other hospital-acquired infections.

Nurse Who Made Boy HIV+ on Purpose to be Sentenced
The nurse who was found guilty of infecting her three-year-old stepson with HIV contaminated blood is expected to be sentenced this morning. Pinky Mabuza, from Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, was found guilty of attempted murder in October.

S.Korea says second bird flu case suspected

South Korea's farm ministry said on Tuesday it had found a second suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu at a poultry farm...

Slow confirmation of bird flu impairs treatment

Detecting avian flu with standard tests is difficult and time-consuming, and waiting for laboratory confirmation of an outbreak would cause dangerous treatment...

Voluntary HIV tests on the rise

More South Africans are voluntarily getting counselled and tested for HIV with figures rising annually, the department of health said on Tuesday.

School nurses working to meet state vaccination requirements

State requirements that children get vaccinated for hepatitis B and chicken pox have many school systems scrambling to keep their children in class...

Botswana spends 6 percent of budget on HIV/AIDS

Botswana, with one of the world's highest HIV infection rate, spends six percent of its national budget to fight the disease while international donors...

Indonesia projects 500,000 HIV cases by 2010

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is projecting half a million HIV cases by 2010, and double that if preventive steps...

Singapore reports 137 new cases of HIV in latest four months

A total of 137 new HIV infection cases were reported in Singapore between July and October this year, bringing the number of the new cases in the first 10...

Report: mother diagnosed with HIV amid growing outbreak in...

The woman from the southern city of Shymkent tested positive for HIV last week, several months after her infant child was infected in a local hospital, Natalya...

Study: HIV Replicates In Testis Cells

French scientists have verified HIV replication in resident immune testis cells, explaining viral persistence in semen even after antiretroviral therapy.

Hepatitis spreading fast, while government yet to take action

Even though one out of 10 Pakistanis suffers from the virus of either Hepatitis B or C, the hepatitis-infected population of 15 million awaits the...

China says reported HIV/AIDS cases up nearly 30 pct

The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media said on Wednesday, warning...

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