A butterfly needle is a device used to access a vein for drawing blood or giving medications. Some medical professionals call a butterfly needle a “winged infusion set” or a “scalp vein set.” The set ...

Health officials are hoping to avoid outbreaks spread through IV drug use. — -- Las Vegas now has a new tool to fight HIV and hepatitis C: vending machines that dispense clean needles. Local ...

Infusion therapy delivers medication through a needle or catheter and is more effective for some drugs. You may also need an infusion if you can’t take oral medication. Share on Pinterest ...

SEVILLE, Spain, World Federation of Haemophilia Congress, May 21, 2002 -- Baxter BioScience today announced the launch of the BAXJECT needleless transfer device (BAXJECT), a safer, faster and easier ...

Providing drug users with clean, new needles is a necessary public health strategy. Pablo Alcalá [email protected] A member of the board that oversees his county’s health department, Carter ...

LAS VEGAS -- Southern Nevada will soon become the first place in the country to have vending machines that dispense free needles to drug addicts. They look just like any other vending machine, except ...