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Resistant germs may survive hospital cleaning
3rd of January 2013
Cleaning an intensive care room that has been occupied by a patient infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii may not remove the risk of the next patient becoming infected, a study has found.
The study carried out at the University of Maryland Medical Centre showed that although cleaning reduced the risk of contamination, it did
Up to a third go on Facebook and Twitter in the loo
31st of December 2012
Up to a third of us regularly go on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook in the toilet, according to new research.
A report by NM Incite in the US has revealed that 25 per cent of people aged 25 to 34 access some social networking sites via their mobile phones during their washroom breaks. The same applies to 21 per cent of adults in the
Menus and restaurant seats are rife with germs
27th of December 2012
Restaurant seats and menu cards are among the dirtiest surfaces in a typical eating house, according to a small-scale US study.
And lemons in drinks and salt and pepper shakers were also found to be among the most bacteria-laden items.
US TV reporter Elisabeth Leamy of ABC News went undercover at 10 restaurants in three states and took swab
Kimberly-Clark one of best companies to work for
24th of December 2012
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has been named one of the best multinational companies to work for in a league table compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute.The company was placed fourth in the Institute's latest World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces ranking.
This is based on the results of an international survey of 2.5 million employees,
Decontamination device kills hospital germs
20th of December 2012
A new decontamination device for use in hospital wards is said to have helped control an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug norovirus.
The Deprox device, which is around the size of a domestic bin, releases hydrogen peroxide vapour into the air which is claimed to kill all germs in the part of the hospital while the unit is in operation.
The
Hygiene at risk in debt-stricken Greek hospitals
18th of December 2012Greek hospitals are in such dire straits that staff are failing to keep up basic disease controls such as using gloves and gowns according to Europe's top health official.
Reuters reports that Greece already has one of the worst problems in Europe with hospital-acquired infections, and disease experts fear this is being made worse by an economic
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