by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Antibiotics, Infection prevention
Originally Published by WCBI With the threat of infections that can’t be cured with antibiotics larger than previously thought, new antibiotics are needed. But few companies are working to develop them. Antibiotics are expensive to develop and because their use is...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by KFOR News 4 Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies of a superbug that has learned to outsmart even our most sophisticated antibiotics, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s about...
by admin | Nov 15, 2019 | Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by Morristown Patch New data was released this week about an “urgent threat” regarding a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus infection that’s risen 35 percent in New Jersey over the past seven months. The cases of “Candida...
by admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by WRAL Fever, reduced appetite, sore throat and a general feeling of being unwell—it seems like your child may be coming down with a cold. But then, one or two days later, painful sores begin to develop in your child’s mouth, and flat red spots,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Germs, Preventing germs
Originally Published by Manila Standard Global Handwashing Day or GHD is celebrated every Oct. 15 by more than 200 million people in 100 countries. The event aims to promote a global culture of clean hands through hand washing with soap and water. Studies have shown...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Measles, Viruses
Originally Published by arsTECHNICA As every parent knows, kids spend their early years exploring the world with their mouths, gumming every germ-riddled object within reach and sampling their ever-sticky fingers. If left to their own devices, it seems likely they...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Cold and flu
Originally Published by the Altoona Mirror You know the signs. The thunderous cough. The pounding headache. The full-body fatigue. It’s the flu. Last fall and winter, influenza sickened roughly 40 million Americans and killed 60,000, according to the Centers for...
by admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Cold and flu
Originally Published by The DC Post When it is mid-Fall, you start seeing more people sneezing with a runny nose on public transport and calling in sick at the office. Yes, all of us know that it is, again, that time of the year. But, do we also know how to...
by admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Bacteria, Preventing germs
Originally Published by Harvard Health Publishing If you’re the kind of person who avoids public bathrooms at all costs, you may feel validated, as well as disturbed, by a new study from researchers at the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University. They...
by admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Cold and flu
Originally Published by ABC 13 News When it comes down to it, there are germs everywhere — especially in the colder months — but it’s up to you to sanitize your homes and prevent sickness the best way you see fit. “As vitamin D levels go down,...
