infections

Warning! Pedicures Could Be Hazardous To Your Health

February 27, 2012 19:10

  Ladies, we know you truly enjoy going to your favorite nail salon to get a pedicure.  But did you know that you can easily contract a skin infection from an average spa experience? In fact, it is not uncommon for patrons of nail salons to contract skin infections caused by...

Controlling Infections in Pediatric ICUs

January 30, 2012 07:31

Hospital infections have been a hot topic for a few years now, and most hospitals have made strides toward cleaning up their microbial act. A recent story in Consumer Reports, however, presents a bad news-goods news scenario about hospital-acquired infections in pediatric intensive care...

When a Doctor's Talking Too Much Makes the Patient Go Blind

October 05, 2011 20:49

The headline is no joke. It's what experts think is the explanation behind vision-ruining infections in the eye that happen occasionally with injections into the eye of a drug used to halt the progress of macular degeneration. As the thinking goes, if the doctor is talking during the time he or...

The Dirt on Hospital Uniforms

September 13, 2011 19:03

It’s enough to make you want to shrink-wrap yourself in your hospital bed. A report published in the American Journal of Infection Control concluded that as many as 6 in 10 uniforms worn by hospital caregivers tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria. Swabs of the uniforms of 75 RNs...

Guidelines to Prevent Infections in the Doctor's Office

July 24, 2011 20:52

Hospitals are subject to clear standards and procedures for infection control, but germs don't care whether they live in an operating room or a medical office exam room. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do. It recently issued "Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient...