Kids will be heading back to school soon and that means colds, flu and other easily shared infections are bound to pick up. But illness and school absenteeism can be significantly reduced through a program of mandatory hand hygiene, according to a recently published study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Kids will be heading back to school soon and that means colds, flu and other easily shared infections are bound to pick up. But illness and school absenteeism can be significantly reduced through a program of mandatory hand hygiene, according to a recently published study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

I am a conversation enthusiast. I often search for opportunities to meet new people and hear their stories. The two people I sat next to on the plane home from the International Association of Food Protection annual meeting were no exception. Dr. Bernadette Franco of University of Sao Paulo and Dr.

I am a conversation enthusiast. I often search for opportunities to meet new people and hear their stories. The two people I sat next to on the plane home from the International Association of Food Protection annual meeting were no exception. Dr. Bernadette Franco of University of Sao Paulo and Dr.

We’ve been immersing ourselves in Brisbane culture. Saturday it was an Aussie rules football game – my second favorite sport because of the speed and violence aggressiveness after ice hockey. Basketball and baseball would be far more interesting if there was full body contact.

That's what I told Chris Woolston of the Los Angeles Times last week when he asked me what I look for in a restaurant inspection report.

Nurses forced to repeatedly wash their hands to prevent the spread of hospital superbugs are suffering a painful skin condition, it has emerged. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said problems with dermatitis had been reported by its members across Scotland, leading them to develop guidance to help avoid the condition.

Abstract

According to DHB audit reports, beside the fact that dirty hands increase the risk of causing dangerous infections, 40% of the hospital’s health workers were found to be falling short of cleaning their hands properly.