Personal Hygiene:
Hygiene, Personal Hygiene
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Nov 20th, 2009
Basic grooming is a task every guy needs to master, not only for looking your best for a date or a job interview, but also for the basic health and care of the skin on your face.
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Oct 18th, 2009
A new study shows that forty percent of doctors are not washing their hands in hospitals after examining patients. Preventing spread of infection depends on hand washing, but according to the new findings, doctors are not washing their hands enough in hospitals.
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Sep 11th, 2009
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that students are not washing their hands to protect from H1N1 swine flu. Dr. Ben Chapman, assistant professor of family and consumer sciences and food safety extension specialist at NC State says, “Hand washing is a significant preventative measure for many communicable diseases, from respiratory diseases like H1N1 to foodborne illness agents, such as norovirus.” Yet, students are not hand washing - a basic preventive measure against swine flu.
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Sep 1st, 2009
“Wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,” Elmo sings on a new video for the federal government. The federal government is teaming up with Sesame Street, specifically Elmo, to help teach children how to wash their hands with Elmo. This is part of the flu prevention tips for being “Happy and Healthy on Sesame Street”.
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Aug 2nd, 2009
Bacteria-contaminated skin sanitizers and skin protectants at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory’s Roy, Utah facility have been seized by U.S. Marshals at the request of the FDA. Clarcon had initiated a voluntary recall of the affected products in June 2009 following an FDA inspection that revealed high levels of potentially disease-causing bacteria in the products.
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Jun 5th, 2009
Coastal HealthTrain adds one more hand hygiene program, Hand Hygiene: The Best Medicine, to an already comprehensive collection on the subject.
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Apr 15th, 2009
Effective hand hygiene practices have long been recognized as the most important way to reduce the transmission of potentially deadly germs in health care settings.
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Apr 10th, 2009
FDA approved a new prescription medication for the treatment of head lice ( Pediculosis capitis ) infestation. Benzyl Alcohol Lotion, 5%, received full market approval as a prescription medication, for use in patients 6 months of age and older.
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Apr 7th, 2009
Hong Kong Department of Health reminded members of the public and management of institutions to maintain strict personal and environmental hygiene to prevent gastroenteritis. The appeal was made following CHP's investigation of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak affecting 21 students of a secondary school in Sha Tin.
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Mar 24th, 2009
Physicians and computer scientists at the University of Iowa have collaborated on a pilot study to create a low-cost "green" wireless technology that automatically tracks the use of hand hygiene dispensers when health care workers enter and exit patient rooms.