Your toothbrush reflects you, not your toilet
Good news: The bacteria living on your toothbrush reflect your mouth—not your toilet.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2021
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News tagged with hygiene
COVID-19 heightens water problems around the world
COVID-19 will unquestionably delay achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latest global attempt to improve the quality of life of billions of people around the world by 2030.
Environment
Jun 8, 2020
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Customer reviews and health inspections drive consistent good hygiene at restaurants
Eating out, ordering in or carrying out? Most Americans indulge in some form of restaurant eating. Consumers believe that cleanliness at these establishments is a key factor in determining where they satisfy their cravings.
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2020
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France to ban destroying unsold goods, targeting Amazon, luxury brands
France's prime minister on Tuesday announced a crackdown on the destruction of unsold or returned consumer products, a move that will affect online retailers such as Amazon and luxury goods brands.
Business
Jun 4, 2019
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Here's what that house proud mouse was doing – plus five other animals who take cleaning seriously
A house proud mouse, considerately tidying up the workbench of the shed in which it lives, has been captured on video and shared online. The mouse pops out of a box, picks up some screws, nail clippers and a metal chain and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2019
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Excessive hygiene promotes resistance to antibiotics
In Nature Communications, researchers from Graz in Austria have presented initial approaches to preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance in hospitals.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2019
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Automated feminine hygiene disposal for developing communities
The lack of safe and discreet menstrual hygiene options contributes to lost workplace productivity and missed schooling for millions of women and girls around the world. A technical solution called S.H.E. strives to address ...
Engineering
Nov 8, 2018
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Letting your dog sleep with you is good for chronic pain sufferers, new study shows
For chronic pain sufferers, it may be smart to let sleeping dogs lie, a new University of Alberta study suggests.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2018
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How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria
There are many rational reasons that motivate consumers to spend US$65 billion annually on household cleaning products. But non-rational mechanisms are nevertheless still at work in the cleaning products market, as in all ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2018
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How to solve the 'monster' fatberg problem
Fatbergs – enormous solid masses of oil, grease, wet wipes and other hygiene products that congeal together to cause major blockages – are wreaking havoc on the sewers of cities around the world. A 130 tonne specimen ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2017
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