Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods money can buy. They contain a wealth of vitamins, minerals and protein. In particular, they contain B vitamins that perform many vital functions in the body and are especially rich in vitamin B2 riboflavin, important in the release of energy in the body, and vitamin B12 needed [...]
Infection with C. difficile is one of the most common hospital infections around the world. C. difficile is most often acquired in hospitals and other care facilities after an antibiotic therapy covering a wide variety of bacteria and is the most frequent cause of outbreaks of diarrhea in hospitalized patients.
This bacterium has been found to [...]
The best advice on drinking and driving is don’t. Don’t have one, let alone one for the road. You may think that one drink won’t put you over the limit, but it can.
Research shows that if you are over the limit when you get behind the wheel you will experience one or all of the [...]
Spills of body fluids, including blood, feces, nasal and eye discharges, saliva, urine, and vomit should be cleaned up immediately.
Wear gloves unless the fluid can be easily contained by the material (e.g., paper tissue or cloth) being used to clean it up. Be careful not to get any of the fluid you are cleaning [...]
An apple a day keeps the doc away”?but why? Do you really know what makes an apple so special? Why is it that we never hear an orange or a banana a day keeps the doctor away?
Apples have properties that no other fruits have and its benefits have been proven overtime. You will be able to [...]
Now, you don’t have to be a doctor to save a life. New Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) make it possible for even non-medical personnel to restore heart rhythm — and life.
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a machine that can monitor heart rhythms. It can tell if the heart has stopped beating effectively. If required, [...]
A new survey out today on World Mental Health Day has revealed that whilst the credit crunch has understandably made many people a little more depressed and anxious, just 8% had become a lot more depressed and anxious.
The YouGov survey commissioned by mental healthcare specialists Affinity found that overall 51% of people surveyed said that [...]
eating more seafood is one way that most of us can help improve our diets—and our health. Many of the studies about beneficial omega-3 fatty acids focus on fish as the primary source. Salmon, sardines, tuna and even shellfish are rich in omega-3 fatty acid content, but increasing your consumption of all types of fish [...]
The UK Government believes that MRSA is spread from patient to patient on the cuffs of doctors’ coats. The guidelines are intended to make it easier for them to wash their hands between cases. The bare-arms rule is one of a number of measures to be unveiled to cut hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA and Clostridium [...]
Stress at home, on the job, in your family retationships, regardless of the situation, stress can have a negative impact on your health and well-being. One of the physical problems stress can cause is weight gain.
Therefore the very basic way in reducing stress is to try and change the way in which you think, look [...]
Pulse oximetry is a simple non-invasive method of monitoring the percentage of haemoglobin (Hb) which is saturated with oxygen. The pulse oximeter consists of a probe attached to the patient’s finger or ear lobe which is linked to a computerised unit. The unit displays the percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen together with an audible [...]
The health effects on our body from smoking can be found in your eyes, nose and throat. Within a few seconds of your first puff, irritating gases such as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and others begin to work on sensitive membranes of your eyes, nose, and throat.
Your eyes water, your nose runs, and your throat is irritated. [...]
Tips for happy hands, wash when
After going to the bathroom
Before eating food
After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has gone to the bathroom
Before and after tending to someone who is sick
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After handling an animal or animal waste
After handling garbage
Before and after treating a cut or wound
After sporting [...]