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Your immune system likely needs a holiday boost, and you are the only one who can do it. (Things like stress, foods high in saturated fat, alcohol, and skipping exercise can all weaken this key part of the body that helps fight off infection and keep you healthy.) Put yourself at the top of your holiday checklist and…

Healthcare workers washing their hands at hospital sinks could be spreading germs around the patient environment, according to new research. And there are concerns that a build-up of biofilms inside the taps could be contaminating the water. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System looked at eight different washbasin designs across four intensive care…

Have more energy, be productive, and reduce stress: These aspirations may sound like the (perhaps unfulfilled) goals you set for yourself every new year. But what if resetting the space around you could help you achieve them? According to the governing principles of feng shui, the ancient art of Chinese space alignment, rejuvenating your life…

The warm spring and summer months offer a lot of good reasons to jump-start a healthier wellness routine. Milder temperatures can make outdoor activities more pleasant. Farmers markets and grocery stores are full of fresh, seasonable produce. And the warm weather seasons themselves are associated with better moods and higher energy levels. As many as…

July 11 was established as World Population Day in 1989 by the United Nations and since then it has been celebrated on this date every year. The United Nations recognises World Population day as an important event to spread information of population-related issues across the globe. Aim of World Population Day Almost on the verge…

Mom was right: Good personal hygiene is essential to promoting good health. Personal hygiene habits such as washing your hands and brushing and flossing your teeth will help keep bacteria, viruses, and illnesses at bay. And there are mental as well as physical benefits. “Practicing good body hygiene helps you feel good about yourself, which…

Prevention  In the United States, Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a very rare disease that has only occurred because of cases that were acquired in other countries, eventually followed by human to human transmission. The reservoir of the virus does not exist in the United States. EVD is more common in some parts of sub-Saharan…

Passing on dangerous naked explosives: the state of multiple antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Cape Coast, Ghana. The dynamisms involved in bacterial drug resistance, emergence and spread of multiple antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Ghana are poorly understood. The current state of antibiotic resistance is gradually becoming alarming. To make matters worse, the factors that drive the…

Overall though, people are not as concerned as they were in the last survey in summer 2018. Although Campylobacter, the most common bacterial pathogen of diarrhea diseases, is better known than it was last year, fewer than a third of respondents have heard of it, as opposed to the 96 percent who have heard of…

A new observational study in France has concluded that while some types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by contact between infected patients and visitors, other mechanisms may be just as important in the spread of certain other common bacteria. The authors suggest that more than just strict hand hygiene is needed to contain these organisms. The…