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Save The Children visits Haiti's earthquake zone to ensure children's safety

Save the Children child protection teams are visiting camps, shelters, and communities across Haiti's earthquake zone to ensure the safety of children and to help unaccompanied children be reunited with relatives whenever possible.

24 Jan 2010

BioSyent Pharma receives exclusive rights to manufacture and market Virsani sanitizer in Canada and U.S.

BioSyent Inc. ("BioSyent") announces that its subsidiary BioSyent Pharma Inc. has signed a license and distribution agreement with Notlers for VirsaniTM personal sanitizer.

22 Jan 2010

Elsevier announces the winners of Asian Young Women Researcher Awards

Elsevier announced today the winners of the Asian Young Women Researcher Awards, a joint development between its flagship product Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and the Third World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOWS) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world.

22 Jan 2010

Current research suggests flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections

Current research suggests that the flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections, which account for a significant proportion of mortality during flu pandemics. The related report by Lee et al, "A mouse model of lethal synergism between influenza virus and Haemophilus influenzae," appears in the February 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

22 Jan 2010

Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can reduce transmission of influenza-like illness

Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can effectively reduce the transmission of influenza-like illness during flu season. The finding comes from a new study, now available online (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/650396), published in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

22 Jan 2010

Neways North America donates hygiene items to Haiti victims

In response to the earthquake that recently ripped through Haiti, Neways North America (www.neways.com/usa) is sending more than 6,000 hygiene items to assist survivors of this tragic event.

21 Jan 2010

New review highlights risks and benefits of fluoride toothpaste in young children

Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children.

21 Jan 2010

AMRI’s Rensselaer labs and manufacturing facilities receive SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

SAFEBRIDGE® CONSULTANTS, INC., headquartered in Mountain View, California, has announced that AMRI’s high potency research laboratories and GMP-manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York have met the criteria established under the SafeBridge program for “Potent Compound Safety Certification” and have been deemed competent and proficient in the safe handling of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”).

20 Jan 2010

Rescue, relief efforts continue in Haiti, 200,000 people estimated to have perished in quake

Rescue efforts continue in Haiti after a major earthquake hit the country last week, CNN reports (1/18). While teams still search for survivors under the rubble, the priority is shifting to relief for those who survived the quake, according to Nicholas Reader, spokesperson for the U.N. Offices for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, TIME reports (Newton-Small, 1/18).

20 Jan 2010

BBB rates 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics A+

6 Day Dental and Orthodontics, a Coppell-based dental company founded by Dr. John Bond in 1989, today announced its A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Dallas, held since January 2003. BBB assigns grades from A to F with pluses and minuses, and 6 Day has achieved its highest mark. The grade represents BBB's degree of confidence that the business is operating in a trustworthy manner and will make a good faith effort to resolve any customer concerns.

19 Jan 2010

World Vision responds to Haiti disaster, but situation remains grave

World Vision has signed an agreement with Air Serv International to provide one light aircraft to transport people and cargo (14,000 lbs capacity) between Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince. The first flights began today, making two rotations per day. According to relief staff, these flights will radically improve transports of staff and goods.

19 Jan 2010

Seven out of eight Swedish adolescents have poor oral hygiene

Swedish 19-year-olds need to improve their oral hygiene habits. Seven out of eight adolescents have unacceptable oral hygiene, which increases the risk of future dental problems. These are the findings of a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

19 Jan 2010

CARE's disaster-response teams teach water purification techniques in earthquake-ravaged Haiti

CARE's disaster-response teams find themselves in a race against time in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, coaching survivors how to purify contaminated water and preparing hygiene kits to help prevent a secondary crisis: the outbreak of disease.

19 Jan 2010

Humanitarian group's response targets vulnerable women and children in Haiti

CARE warned Saturday that pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children are at greatest risk in the wake of an earthquake that has devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and left nearly three million people in need of assistance.

19 Jan 2010

SPI to implement eClinicalWorks EMR solution

eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Summa Physicians, Inc., (SPI) has chosen eClinicalWorks electronic medical records (EMR) solution for its 223 physicians serving 33 specialties. This deal is a direct result of the relationship eClinicalWorks has held with Summa Health System since 2006.

18 Jan 2010

Inadequate saliva and fluoride can contribute to tooth decay

Tooth enamel is tough, harder even than skeletal bone. But even with good dental hygiene, the enamel protecting teeth may show signs of decay in older adults. The January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers what to look out for and what to do to promote an enamel-friendly setting in the mouth. According to the newsletter, two significant contributors to tooth decay are too little saliva and inadequate fluoride.

18 Jan 2010

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

Two new studies are suggesting relatively simple ways in which hospitals can prevent many post-surgical infections by killing bacteria the patients themselves bring in, according to Monday's New York Times.

13 Jan 2010

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

The subtle but ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism, autoimmune diseases, and reproductive cancers, researchers write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

12 Jan 2010

French maritime pine tree extract effective against hemorrhoids

According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, about half of the U.S. population will have hemorrhoids by the age of 50. While the most common prescription to treat hemorrhoids is over-the-counter remedies, most patients do not report symptoms of acute hemorrhoidal attacks to their doctor until they are in severe distress, including bleeding.

12 Jan 2010

Insecticide-treated net reduces malaria infection in pregnant women, but simple measures needed to increase effectiveness

A Tanzanian program to supply insecticide treated nets to prevent malaria in pregnant women successfully delivers the intervention to only 30% of women, but simple changes could increase effectiveness, according to an article http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090268.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca.

12 Jan 2010

Hygiene News and Research

Save The Children visits Haiti's earthquake zone to ensure children's safety

BioSyent Pharma receives exclusive rights to manufacture and market Virsani sanitizer in Canada and U.S.

Elsevier announces the winners of Asian Young Women Researcher Awards

Current research suggests flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections

Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can reduce transmission of influenza-like illness

Neways North America donates hygiene items to Haiti victims

New review highlights risks and benefits of fluoride toothpaste in young children

AMRI’s Rensselaer labs and manufacturing facilities receive SafeBridge Potent Compound Safety Certification

Rescue, relief efforts continue in Haiti, 200,000 people estimated to have perished in quake

BBB rates 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics A+

World Vision responds to Haiti disaster, but situation remains grave

Seven out of eight Swedish adolescents have poor oral hygiene

CARE's disaster-response teams teach water purification techniques in earthquake-ravaged Haiti

Humanitarian group's response targets vulnerable women and children in Haiti

SPI to implement eClinicalWorks EMR solution

Inadequate saliva and fluoride can contribute to tooth decay

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

Ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain rise in disorders; scientists call for broader perspective

French maritime pine tree extract effective against hemorrhoids

Insecticide-treated net reduces malaria infection in pregnant women, but simple measures needed to increase effectiveness

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