Health
We should talk more about toilets
The United Nations designated 19 November as World Toilet Day to raise awareness that 4.2 billion people live without access to safe sanitation, including in Indonesia.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Washing hands and Halloween candy can mitigate COVID-19 contamination risks
New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy could be successfully mitigated both by washing hands and washing candy using a simple at-home method. A team of researchers published this work today ...
Oct 30, 2020
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Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization
Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in humans, a problem that contributes to hundreds ...
Aug 14, 2020
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Asthma, allergies plus pandemic may pose 4th of July challenges
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic makes planning for July 4th a challenge this year, especially if someone in the family has allergies or asthma, an allergy expert says.
Jul 02, 2020
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Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic
If a two-year-old child living in poverty in India or Bangladesh gets sick with a common bacterial infection, there is more than a 50% chance an antibiotic treatment will fail. Somehow the child has acquired an antibiotic ...
Jun 09, 2020
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Periods in a pandemic: women and girls in low-income settlements need more support
We conducted research eight years ago on menstrual health and hygiene in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. We found that women and girls grappled with many challenges, predominantly because they lacked resources, ...
May 28, 2020
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Keeping your phone clean and germ-free has never been more important
I received an email from a subscriber: "Have you done any research on effective and appropriate ways to clean a mobile phone so as to prevent the phone from being a way to transmit COVID-19?
May 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study finds two billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations—a quarter of the world's population—have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those ...
May 20, 2020
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Overcrowded homes and a lack of water leave some Indonesians at risk of the coronavirus
A lack of access to a household toilet and clean water are putting many people in parts of Indonesia at risk of infection from the coronavirus.
May 08, 2020
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How to make your own hand sanitizer at home
When it comes to protecting yourself from the novel coronavirus, you already know what to do: Stay home and keep your hands clean by washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds—and keep your hands away from your ...
Apr 21, 2020
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