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Students need to pack flu kit for return to campus
Aug 20, 2009 |
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The hot back-to-school item for college students? A thermometer. And a plan to go home or hunker down in a dorm room if the swine flu strikes.
Study: Digging in beach sand increases risk of gastrointestinal illness
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, ...
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Masks, hand washing, prevent spread of flu-like symptoms by up to 50 percent
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Wearing masks and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers may prevent the spread of flu symptoms by as much as 50 percent, a landmark new study suggests.
Mecca-bound pilgrims prompt swine flu precautions
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some of the millions who travel to Saudi Arabia next month for the annual hajj will be greeted with face masks, hand sanitizer and fever checks as health officials strive to stem the spread of swine flu during the ...
To get college students to wash hands requires proper tools, attention-getting tactics
Sep 04, 2009 |
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The path to poor hand sanitation is paved with good intentions, according to researchers from Kansas State and North Carolina State Universities.
Soap-sniffing technology encourages hand washing to reduce hospital-acquired infections, save money
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands. Using sensors capable of detecting drugs in breath, new technology developed at University of Florida monitors health-care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given ...
FDA sends Procter & Gamble a warning
Sep 18, 2007 |
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The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the Procter & Gamble Co. about claims it makes for its Vicks Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer.
As H1N1 looms, study shows students aren't protecting themselves
Sep 10, 2009 |
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As public health experts warn of potential widespread outbreaks of H1N1 flu this school year, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that students do not comply with basic preventative measures ...
Get your own beer! Swine flu spreading on campus
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's lurking in that awesome party just off the quad, hiding in the shot glasses passed from person to person and in the make-out sessions in the hallway.
What science says about beach sand and stomach aches
Aug 11, 2009 |
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By washing your hands after digging in beach sand, you could greatly reduce your risk of ingesting bacteria that could make you sick. In new research, scientists have determined that, although beach sand is a potential source ...
CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table - and at crowded airports and shopping ...
You might be 'fluphobic' if ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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The moment it became clear that I was on the verge of a full-blown case of the disease, I was gazing at an ATM keypad.
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