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Don't shave, but shower before surgery: WHOPeople preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, not afterwards, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organizati More… |
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Battling nightmare infections: a plan to beat the superbugWith painstaking effort, a group of Chicago hospitals has managed to cut by half the number of infections caused by an especially deadly type of superbug. Now US health officials want that kind of campaign to go national. The Whit More… |
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A plan to beat the superbugWith painstaking effort, a group of Chicago hospitals has managed to cut by half the number of infections caused by an especially deadly type of superbug. Now US health officials want that kind of campaign to go national. The Whit More… |
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Obese patients ‘prone to major infections’Obese patients undergoing colon surgery are 60 per cent more likely to develop dangerous and costly surgical-site infections than their normal-weight counterparts, a new report said. These infections, according to findings published Johns More… |
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Breakthrough: Aids vaccine cuts infection riskAn experimental Aids vaccine made using two older vaccines protected volunteers, lowering the risk of infection by about a third, US and Thai researchers reported on Thursday. The vaccine is a combination of Sanofi-Pasteur's Alvac cana More… |
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Kitchens 'dirtier than bathrooms' says new studyThe international 'Hygiene in the Home Study 2009' has revealed that kitchens are dirtier than bathrooms when it comes to bacterial contamination. Carried out by the Hygiene Council in eight countries; Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Germa More… |
