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Hand hygiene handbook to be published
23rd of August 2016
An authoritative new book on hand hygiene in healthcare is due to be published this autumn.
Hand Hygiene: A Handbook for Medical Professionals offers a global perspective on hand hygiene issues in both developed and developing countries.
Compiled by world leaders in the topic, the book integrates World Health Organisation's guidelines into a
Malaysian housewife uses fruit skins to make eco-friendly enzyme cleaners
22nd of August 2016
A Malaysian woman has turned her hand to making chemical-free cleaning products based on the fruit peel left over from her juicer.
Stay-at-home mother of three Jessica Tan Wee Loo hit upon the recipe for enzyme detergents through trial and error and is now marketing them commercially.
Her products are made from sugar and water plus fruit waste
Speakers announced for the IFRA UK Fragrance Forum
19th of August 2016
The fragrance association IFRA UK has announced details of its 2016 Fragrance Forum, which will take place on October 12 at the Royal Society in London.
This year it has invited a group of speakers to explore fragrance, wellness and wellbeing, considering the effects of aroma on health both now and in the past.
Dr Mark Evans is a lecturer in
Toilet tours offered in London
18th of August 2016
Two toilet tours are currently being offered in London in a bid to inform and entertain participants about everything relating to the British public lavatory.
London Loo Tours take in various interesting toilets while delving into the history of public health in England and looking at how a growing understanding of the spread of disease has led
New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis
17th of August 2016
The July issue of Perspectives in Public Health (published by the Royal Society of Public Health) takes an objective view of ongoing research showing the hygiene hypothesis - the idea that allergies are the price we are paying for our "modern obsession with cleanliness" - is a misleading misnomer.
Not only does it undermine attitudes to hygiene
Sodexo Ireland president included on Cranfield’s Women to Watch list
16th of August 2016
Sodexo's country president for Ireland, Margot Slattery, has been included in Cranfield Management School's 100 Women to Watch list for 2016. The service provider's global ceo for corporate services Sylvia Metayer is also included in the list.
Cranfield's Women to Watch list was first created in 2009. Showcasing the female talent pool in the UK,
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