That leaves almost 80 percent who are suffering more than they need to, said the study’s lead author, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong. They may be experiencing unnecessary symptoms, missed school days, and restrictions on activity. That’s a problem.
Halterman said the survey results are striking because, [...]
According to the findings of a new study, published in the January issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, CO also causes direct damage to the heart muscle, separate from the effects of oxygen deprivation, which reduces the heart’s pumping capacity and permanently impairs cardiac function.
These findings suggest that heart damage caused by carbon monoxide may have [...]
Much of the research effort around MRSA to date has focused primarily on hospitals, said Carmel Hughes, lead review author.
MRSA spreads easily — most commonly via the hands of health care workers — and first-line antibiotics, like penicillin, are ineffective against the organism. Nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable because infection with the bug tends [...]
Office and General Environmental Services Ltd, one of London�s leading independent cleaning and support services companies, has unveiled its newly re-liveried fleet of vehicles, including a new environmentally friendly electric van, following the company�s recent management buyout (MBO).
To signal a new era of growth for the company, all fleet vehicles have been re-branded including its [...]
Luxury Hotel expects to recoup over �100K in next five years by bringing its laundry in-house
Swinton Park, a 4 red star luxury hotel in North Yorkshire, has established its own in-house laundry using a full range of equipment sourced entirely from Girbau UK including washing machines with the JHC Laundry O-Clean ozone cleaning system. Previously [...]
Training is one way of improving the performance of staff and the organisation. However poorly planned and executed training will be a waste of resources, de-motivating for the individuals, fail to equip staff with the right skills and lack management support.
In today�s competitive market, organisations are looking to learning and development as a way [...]
Enviro-Fresh, Rentokil Initial�s expert provider of effective and environmentally friendly washroom solutions, today launches a new water saving, urinal hygiene service in the UK.
Responding to opportunities provided by increased environmental concerns and cleanliness standards, eco-clear is a urinal service that delivers exceptional standards of hygiene.
In addition to delivering savings on maintenance and operating [...]
Window cleaning specialist Pureglaze Cleaning Systems has established a partnership with cleaning and maintenance specialist Hydracare, of Bahrain, to supply water-fed pole systems (WFPSs) to countries in the Middle East.
Hydracare, which is owned by the HydraGroup, in Bahrain, specialises in the cleaning and maintenance of residential, commercial and industrial projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain [...]
As torrential rain and flash floods devastated the UK, the village of Quedgeley in Gloucestershire was just one of the many places that were trying to cope with the disruption, and Cannon Hygiene were on hand to help.
The UK�s leading hygiene and environmental specialists took a call from a business in the Gloucestershire village requesting [...]
One of the oldest and smallest schools in Lancashire has won the national David Bellamy Award for Environmental Cleanliness 2007. Brabins Endowed Primary School beat over 350 entrants from around the UK by preparing an entry which emphasised looking after the school, village and surrounding countryside. The �8000 prize was presented by Professor Bellamy in [...]