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Simple but highly effective, the LifeSaver campaign as shown in the eye-opening YouTube video below invites all global AD (auto-disable) syringe manufacturers to include the LifeSaver logo and the message: “New Packet. Used Once. Safely Disposed.” on all their packaging. The logo is easy to recognize and puts patient and doctor safety first. Most importantly, it acts as a guarantee of a safe injection.
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According to Reuters, experts warned that “bacterial infections, hepatitis B and C, and possibly even HIV are being transmitted via acupuncture through the use of contaminated needles, cotton swabs and hot packs.” Because so many infections are being transmitted through acupuncture, microbiologists at the University of Hong Kong have called for “tighter infection control measures,” which include the use of disposable needles, skin disinfection procedures and aseptic techniques, says Reuters.
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According to U.S. health officials, genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, and infects about 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49. JoAnne Allen from Reuters states, “Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice as likely as men to be infected.”
Genital herpes can cause painful genital sores, and “also increases the likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the AIDS virus,” reports Allen. There is no cure for herpes, but there are several drugs that can help with symptoms and outbreaks.
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HIV-positive foreigners trying to travel to the U.S. can now visit and avoid all the complications that were previously involved. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted HIV from the list of diseases that deny people who are not U.S. citizens access into the country.
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The number of new HIV infections has dropped since 2001, but despite the decline, only a select few of those infected are actually beginning treatment. “About 2.7 million people were newly infected with the virus that causes AIDS last year, compared with about 3.3 million in 2001,” reports Thomas H. Maugh II from the Los Angeles Times.
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