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Shopkeeper fights off armed gang with mop
8th of February 2012
A UK shopkeeper has been captured on CCTV fending off a machete-wielding raider and accomplices with his mop.
Dinesh Gorania beat off the masked man as he tried to force his way into the family-run convenience store.
Dinesh was mopping up just inside the doorway of the store when three masked men pulled up in a car. One of the robbers, armed
Robot cleaner a 'game changer' for hospital infection epidemic
7th of February 2012
A mobile robotic device said to combat germs with blasts of UV light has been developed for use in hospitals.
The Xenex, devised by US epidemiologists, is claimed to disinfect a hospital room in five to 10 minutes. It is used as a follow-up to cleaning teams and focuses on high-touch surfaces such as tray tables, telephones and bedrails.
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Man trapped in automatic toilet
7th of February 2012
A Canadian man is sharing a cautionary tale after getting stuck in a high-tech self-cleaning public toilet in Vancouver.
Paul Taylor says he was locked inside the public toilet for 45 minutes before city staff arrived to pry open the door with a crowbar.
The concept behind the self-cleaning toilets is simple: a user steps in, locks the door, and
Stroke and heart attack warning over toilet shortage
6th of February 2012
A lack of public toilets puts vulnerable people at greater risk of strokes and heart attacks, it is being claimed.
Consultant nurse Karen Logan told members of the Welsh Assembly that holding on to a full bowel or bladder may increase the heart rate and raise blood pressure. "For very old, ill and vulnerable people this could cause a stroke, a
Health chiefs in bid to prevent epidemic during Olympics
3rd of February 2012
A massive international public health campaign is being prepared to help guard against epidemics of infectious diseases during this summer's London Olympics.
The UK's Health Protection Agency has been testing rapid alert systems to identify anyone reporting unusual symptoms to A&E departments, drop-in clinics, GP surgeries or NHS
Nanocoat to kill germs on frequently-touched surfaces
1st of February 2012
A nanocoating designed to destroy cold and flu germs on frequently-touched surfaces has just been launched at a leading electronics exhibition.
XTI-Mobile Active-Shield, a transparent coating made from 99.5 per cent pure water plus titanium dioxide, was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, USA, last month.
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