News tagged with hand disinfectants
Disinfecting hand gels don't affect swine flu infection rate
The regular use of alcohol-based disinfecting hand gels authorities recommended during the A(H1N1) pandemic has little effect on the disease's infection rate, according to a study published Sunday.
Sep 12, 2010 |
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Alcohol-based hand disinfectants improve business productivity
The placement of alcohol-based hand disinfectants in businesses can reduce illness and absenteeism amongst the work force. A study published in the open access journal, BMC Infectious Diseases, has found that incidences of abs ...
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Aug 23, 2010 |
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Colorful eco-textiles thanks to nano-sized enzymes
To address the problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry, scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Zapping deadly bacteria using space technology
Technology developed with ESA funding and drawing on long-running research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections.
May 27, 2011 |
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Latest hands-free electronic water faucets found to be hindrance, not help, in infection control
A study of newly installed, hands-free faucets at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, all equipped with the latest electronic-eye sensors to automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water, shows they were more likely ...
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Mar 31, 2011 |
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Household bleach can decontaminate food prep surfaces in ricin bioterrorist attack
Help for a bioterrorist attack involving ricin, one of the most likely toxic agents, may be as close at hand as the laundry shelf, according to a report presented here today at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Many healthcare-acquired infections can be prevented
As many as 70% of certain cases of healthcare-acquired infections may be preventable with current evidence-based strategies according to a new study by Craig A. Umscheid, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology ...
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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Igloo-shaped 'Poo-Gloos' eat sewage
Inexpensive igloo-shaped, pollution-eating devices nicknamed "Poo-Gloos" can clean up sewage just as effectively as multimillion-dollar treatment facilities for towns outgrowing their waste-treatment lagoons, ...
Jan 09, 2011 |
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For some, laparoscopic technique not always better
(PhysOrg.com) -- If skin is the body’s fortress against germ invaders, shouldn’t minimally invasive surgeries – operations guided by camera probes, conducted entirely within the abdomen – ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Light technology to combat hospital infections
A pioneering lighting system that can kill hospital superbugs – including MRSA and C.diff – has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Nov 15, 2010 |
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Protecting your children from the norovirus outbreak in school
A growing norovirus outbreak has made more 125 people sick at about two dozen schools in suburban Cook County. Noroviruses are highly contagious, and symptoms of illness include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. ...
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Death toll from cholera surpasses 500 in Haiti: official
The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic has surpassed 500 dead, the Haitian Health Ministry reported on its website Saturday.
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Nov 07, 2010 |
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