Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will temperature checks of employees make workplaces safe?
Will temperature checks of employees make workplaces safe?
Jun 2, 2020
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Health
4 personal items you probably should replace today
Is your toothbrush more than four months old? And how about your contact lens case? These and other everyday essentials need regular replacing, no matter how comfortable you are with them.
Aug 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Airport security plastic trays harbour highest levels of viruses, study finds
The plastic trays used at airport security checkpoints have been found to harbour the highest levels of viruses at airports, in a new scientific investigation by pandemic experts.
Sep 4, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatry professor takes new approach to helping compulsive washers
(Medical Xpress)—Stanley Rachman, emeritus professor at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, has published a World View column in the journal Nature, detailing a new strategy for helping people overcome obsessive washing—an ...
Immunology
Is it safe to wash my hands, doctor?
A battle is waging about how often and how carefully we should wash our hands. Many allergy experts say it is vital for our future health and that of our children to reduce hand washing and allow friendly microbes back into ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We can expect more colds and flu as COVID restrictions lift: Five germs to look out for
Australia is opening up, people are mixing and mingling, and schools are back. But there's a downside. Sharing our lives with each other again also means sharing our germs.
Nov 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic use aids MRSA spread in hospital and infection control measures do little to prevent it
The use of a commonly prescribed antibiotic is a major contributor to the spread of infection in hospitals by the 'superbug' MRSA, according to new research. The study also found that increasing measures to prevent infection ...
Sep 21, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer's disease during sleep and wakefulness
Photobiomodulation during sleep turns the brain into a washing machine, helping to cleanse its tissues of toxic beta-amyloid and increase resistance to the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu and cold season looks different because of the pandemic. Here are some tips to protect kids from viruses this winter
Pandemic prevention practices such as masking and social distancing have upended expectations for the arrival of "sick season," the traditional wave of colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses that rise as temperatures ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'A threat greater than COVID': Why we should be paying more attention to antimicrobial resistance
With news of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, we have hope of a way to curb a virus that has had a devastating impact on so many people. But we need to be considering a much longer-term threat to our health—drug-resistant ...
Nov 19, 2020
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