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  • July 2008

    • Docs Link Ulcer Drop, Asthma Boom

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      Docs Link Ulcer Drop, Asthma Boom

      A lack of ulcers may be driving the increased incidence of childhood asthma, Reuters reports. In a study of children infected with the H. pylori bacteria, which causes ulcers, those who had the infection were 59% less likely to have asthma than those who didn't. H. pylori infection has been waning for decades, and the connection may explain spiking childhood asthma rates over the same period. More »

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      disease  • bacteria  • asthma  • hygiene  • childhood

  • June 2008

    • Graphic Bod Novel Jars Germany

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Graphic Bod Novel Jars Germany

      A highly explicit novel that explores every body crevice of its teenage female narrator has scandalized Germany—and topped bestseller lists, the New York Times reports. The controversial novel, which mixes the anatomical and scatological with the erotic, is a feminist statement challenging a world that expects women to be overly shaved and sanitized, said author Charlotte Roche. More »

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      Germany  • feminism  • sexuality  • author  • hygiene  • writer  • German

  • May 2008

    • New Superbug Highlights Poor Hospital Hygiene

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  May 2, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      New Superbug Highlights Poor Hospital Hygiene

      A deadly new superbug—beefed up by the over-prescription of antibiotics and spread by dirty hospitals and nursing homes—is raising concern in the medical community, MSNBC reports. The so-called C. diff is a mutated form of a benign bug typically transmitted in unsanitary medical facilities, especially bathrooms. Cases are on the rise, and the threat now rivals that of the headline-grabbing MRSA superbug, MSNBC notes. More »

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      hospitals  • infection  • antibiotics  • hygiene  • staph infections  • drug resistant

    • Keyboards 'Dirtier Than Toilet Seats'

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 1, 08 7:01 AM CDT

      Keyboards 'Dirtier Than Toilet Seats'

      A microbiologist studying computer keyboards discovered that some of them harbored more bacteria than the average toilet seat, the Guardian reports. The dirtiest—which had to be removed from an office—had 150 times the level of acceptable bacteria, putting the user at risk of catching bugs that cause diarrhea and vomiting. "It was off the scale," the researcher said. More »

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      computer  • bacteria  • E. coli  • hygiene  • computer hardware  • cleaning  • dirt

  • November 2007

    • Hospital-Bred Bacteria Kills Brits

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 18, 07 4:34 PM CST

      Hospital-Bred Bacteria Kills Brits

      An untreatable strand of hospital-bred bacteria is killing hundreds of patients each year in the UK, the Observer reports. Pseudomona cases have risen 41% over the past five years, reaching 3,663 in 2006. Like MRSA, the bug is resistant to traditional cleaning agents and antibiotics, and contaminates patients through hospital water present in IVs, breathing devices, and catheters. More »

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      hospitals  • infection  • bacteria  • hygiene  • MRSA

  • September 2007

    • Americans Neglect to Wash Their Hands

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 17, 07 5:22 PM CDT

      Americans Neglect to Wash Their Hands

      Americans are forgetting to wash their hands. A new study shows that only 77% of people wash their hands after using public restrooms—that's down 6% from two years ago. And notably, 92% of Americans SAY they do. Unsurprisingly, men are the big offenders: their number was 66%. "Very clearly, guys need to step up to the sink," says a soap industry spokesman. More »

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      health  • Americans  • hygiene  • bathroom

    • Health Experts Don't Cotton to Dirty Lab Coats

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 17, 07 4:16 AM CDT

      Health Experts Don't Cotton to Dirty Lab Coats

      British doctors have been ordered to ditch their traditional lab coats because the National Health Service has determined that they're unwittingly spreading the superbug MRSA and other deadly hospital-acquired infections from patient to patient on the coats' cuffs. Doctors will now have to work with bare forearms and are banned from wearing watches and jewelry. More »

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      doctor  • hospitals  • infection  • hygiene  • MRSA  • superbug

    • Technology Goes to the Toilet

      newser  |  Time  |  Sep 15, 07 8:59 AM CDT

      Technology Goes to the Toilet

      In a country obsessed with both technology and cleanliness, it should be no surprise that  Japanese toilets set the standard for high-tech hygienic services, ranging from pre-warmed seats to artificial flushing sounds that drown out bodily noises without wasting water. More than 60% of all Japanese households are now equipped with smart bathrooms, called "washlets," Time reports, and they're catching on worldwide. More »

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      Japan  • technology  • toilet  • hygiene

  • July 2007

    • Hospitals Make Progress Against Infections

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 27, 07 12:00 PM CDT

      Hospitals Make Progress Against Infections

      Infections picked up in hospitals kill nearly 100,000 people in the US every year and are on the rise, but some institutions seem to have found a remedy: simple hygiene. The Times visits the VA hospital in Pittsburgh, which has slashed the rate of virulent bacterial infections by using simple, cheap measures such as making hand sanitizer widely available. More »

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      health  • hospitals  • infection  • patients  • hygiene  • sanitation

  • April 2007

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