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Handwashing Important Ideas and Key Basic Facts
Is the importance of handwashing even debatable? If handwashing is so good, then why is it ignored, by so many, so often? See why handwashing is an imperative for all.
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Stop Spreading Those Germs!
Handwashing- The key to stopspreading of germs in daycare.
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Symptoms of Mumps
The mumps affects college-aged (18-25) students who haven't had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and come in contact with carriers who spread germs on contact.
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Wash Your Hands!
Handwashing is essential to help avoid colds and flu and spreading other germs.
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What Happened to the Swine Flu Pandemic?
Is anyone still paying attention to the H1N1 flu updates? Or has this issue faded from front page news?
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What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a common type of "staph" bacteria that has become resistant to certain antibiotics.
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Staying Healthy
For those of us with autoimmune disease, staying healthy can be a challenge. Often, our already mixed up immune systems have trouble defending us against the hoards of virus and bacteria bombarding our skins. Once one of them breaches our defenses, it can be very hard to route out again.
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Dissection: Alternatives
Disection isn't for everyone so learn about how you can help to change educational activities in science. Places to learn about anatomy, without having to do an actual dissection.
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Acinetobacter – Emerging Bacterial Pathogen
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii was often ignored by doctors but now is considered a potentially lethal pathogen in hospitals, due to antibiotic resistant strains.
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Children's Cold Medicines Warnings
Children under the age of 6 may be at risk and children under the age of two are difinitely at risk in the use of OTC cold and cough medications.
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Flu Shot May Not Be Effective
For 2007-8 the flu vaccine covers two types of Influenza A and one type of Influenza B, but another strain of Influenza B is appearing and causing a lot of illness.
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Gastroenteritis is Not a Flu
Influenza manifests with symptoms such as high fever, dry cough, sore throat, stuffy nose and severe aches and pains in the legs and low back.
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Hand Washing Hygiene
Cleanliness is important especially for people working around others, tips on personal hygiene, correct ways to hand wash, hand sanitizer and hand washing posters.
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How to Wash Your Fabrics
Keep your clothing looking its best for as long as possible by learning how to handle the different types of fabrics you wear.
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Is It a Cold?
For at least three days my contacts were so uncomfortable that I had to wear my glasses. That is unusual for me. Funny, I'm the one that always says "listen to your body"
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Pandemic or Epidemic
In simple terms a pandemic is much more widespread geographically than an epidemic. A pandemic is often worldwide.
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Sanitation in the Massage Practice
From proper hand washing procedures to cleaning linens, the massage therapist can follow these steps for a clean room and office.
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Swine Flu Pandemic
The Swine Flu is very contagious and can spread very quickly. If you are ill, stay home so that you don't infect others.
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The Contagious Classroom
As winter approaches, thoughts turn to holidays and outdoor fun. But in classrooms, winter also brings more unplesant things. Here is how to deal with germs and "bugs."
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Back to School Health
Going back to school means new clothes and fun supplies. It also means exposure to all kinds of germs. Protect your kids with a few helpful tips to staying healthy.
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Common Sense Precautions for Avoiding Swine Flu
"How can the swine flu be avoided? Is it treatable? Do I need a mask?" Answers to these questions and more, as well as tips and resources on the swine flu outbreak.
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Drug Resistant Staph Infections
Life threatening infections are showing up more and more throughout the world. Current trends and ideas to combat this bacteria are discussed.
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Hand Wash Dishes with Eco-friendly Efficiency
Dish washing by hand is green and economical. Using biodegradable detergents adds benefits. Disinfecting your dishes protects you and your family in the 'flu Season.
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Norovirus
Appearing suddenly in large groups, Norovirus can quickly spread and make individuals exposed to it fall rapidly ill.
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Why Is Hand Washing Important?
Most of us take for granted the knowledge that hand washing is essential for good personal hygiene. But this wasn't always the case.
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Reducing Patient Infections
An article in our local paper last Saturday reported that one in nine patients in Canadian hospitals gets an infection before leaving hospital.
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Swine Flu Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
International officials are on alert and the CDC is diligently updating the general public, clinicians and media outlets of a rapidly emerging Swine flu (H1N1) outbreak.
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My Experience with Exposure and Ritual Prevention:
How does exposure and response prevention work in real life? How can your family help?
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Slaughterhouse Sanitation
A review of slaughterhouses in Newfoundland has identified numerous health concerns causing four to be shut down and a number of others to be given conditional licences.
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Escherichia Coli Infections
E. coli is often associated with serious food poisoning and other conditions. What exactly can this bacteria do?
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Alcohol Based Hand-cleansers
The effectiveness of alcohol-based hand-cleansers is dependant on the concentration of alcohol, the time of exposure, and the volume used.
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Seniors and the Swine Flu
The airwaves are bombarded with what feels like almost too much information. What can seniors do to protect themselves while maintaining an enjoyable lifestyle?
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Thyroid Disease Linked to Foodborne Illness
The stomach upset caused by tainted food may not go away in the usual twenty-four to forty-eight hours. The long term effects may not become apparent for some time. Foodborne disease has been linked to many autoimmune diseases.
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Beyond Necessities -- Checklist
The last of a four-part article, this article provides a printable list of both necessities and non-necessities to keep track of what every renter needs.
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Latex Allergy - Part 1
Latex allergy is becoming more common. Are you at risk?
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Please Wash Your Hands!
Saying what you do is much easier than doing it. Americans say they wash their hands after using the bathroom but do they really?
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Zoonotic Diseases
Zoonotic diseases are a fact of life for anyone handling livestock.
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It's Cold and Flu Season Again
Get a flu shot early as it takes about 5-6 weeks to become effective.
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Medicare Won't Pay For Errors
Hospitals have been on notice for some time now that costly errors would no longer be covered. Pay for Performance began several years ago and is getting stricter now.
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Milk Protein Decontaminates Digestive Tract
A natural milk protein, lactoferrin, is anti-bacterial and, in a mouse model, protects against common pathogens and may decrease hospital-acquired infections.
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Musical Activities for Children to Experience
Developing a love of music in children is wonderful goal for any parent. It teaches children to be in touch with their natural love of rythym and melody.
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Rhinoviruses and the Common Cold
What are the facts behind the mild sickness known as the common cold?
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Spotting, Treating, and Preventing Swine Flu
Learn the symptoms of the swine flu (H1N1) virus, how to prevent it, and how to treat it.
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Why Peanut Butter is Recalled
When we hear about salmonella we usually think of raw eggs and chicken, but not peanut butter.
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Least Restrictive Environment?
Least Restrictive Environment!
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2009 Peanut Butter Recall
The peanut butter recall of January 2009 continues to grow as more and more sources voluntarily recall the products made with peanut products from PCA.
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Facts About MRSA
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium often found in 20-30% of the noses of normal healthy people and is also commonly found on people's skin.
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Fingernail Length and Microbes
Infections in neonatal intensive care units prompt studies to determine the relationship between the length of fingernails and potential pathogens carried on them.
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Getting Young Kids to Help with Household Chores
Assigning age-appropriate household jobs to small children benefits their development in many ways and helps them to become capable adults.
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Hand Sanitizing Reduces Hospital Risk
Health care facilities are waging war against hospital MRSA with effective hand sanitizers, a focus on hand hygiene, good infection control procedures and deep cleaning.
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