They say that there is safety in numbers – and you could not apply a more appropriate description to the delegates that attended IPS 2013 earlier this month. Infection Prevention 2013 is hosted by the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and is the UK’s largest infection prevention and control event. Despite being based in the UK,…
Article by Richard Crawford The rising popularity of home-made cleaning solutions UK oven cleaning specialist Richard Crawford believes people are now far more aware of environmentally-friendly cleaning chemicals and are even turning to making their own. We recently celebrated both World Health Day and National Cleaning Day in the UK. This works out quite well,…
Pigs can be infected with their own influenza viruses (called swine influenza) that are usually different from human flu viruses. While rare, influenza can spread from pigs to people and from people to pigs. When people get swine flu viruses, it’s usually after contact with pigs. This has happened in different settings, including fairs. The…
They only ring the doorbell once a year. Ghosts, goblins and witches on the front porch always bring Halloween fun. You’re ready with sweet rewards for their make-believe magic journey around the neighborhood, but sometimes, treats aren’t enough to discourage tricks. If you wake up to toilet paper in the trees or eggs on the…
Compare to the soap volume, Doctorclean think the way how to wash hands is more important. Cutting back on the dosage of soap or sanitizer liquid, may feel like a means to control usage, but ultimately, the end user makes the final call. Instead, facilities should focus on educating staff and end users on proper…
Hospitals consider changing hand hygiene products for a variety of reasons, including the opportunity to upgrade the quality of soap or sanitizer while saving money or finding a product compatible with new electronic dispensers. But finding the right product can be a daunting task, especially when guidance is scarce. A recent article in the American…
SAGINAW, MI — The Saginaw County Department of Public Health is reminding people to wash their hands after seeing an uptick in stomach ailments caused by shigellosis. Public Health Nurse Susan Garlick said there have been 18 cases of the disease confirmed in June in Saginaw County. Last year at this time, there were none.…
Mike Sullivan, managing director of hand hygiene products supplier GOJO Industries – Europe writes his latest hand hygiene blog for the ECJ website. He has worked closely with the UK National Health Service (NHS), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Société Française d’Hygiène Hospitalière, the Infection Prevention Society, the Association for Prevention in Infection Control,…
Mike Sullivan, managing director of hand hygiene products supplier GOJO Industries – Europe writes his latest hand hygiene blog for the ECJ website. However you receive your news – whether it’s on your smart phone or tablet, via the radio or TV, or in the pages of a good old conventional newspaper – green issues…
Americans are taking action to avoid getting sick, according to the 2016 Healthy Hand Washing Survey conducted by Bradley Corporation. The survey found that 71% of adults always make it a point to wash their hands after handling a sick child. Hand washing with soap is smart since close contact with a sick individual is a…