Here's how to clean up your act—inside and out.
While Americans take pride in their high standard of hygiene, in many unsuspecting ways our homes are actually filthy.
Super bugs like staph are lurking where you would least expect them. Before you draw yourself a nice, hot bath to wash off unwanted pathogens, consider this—the bathtub is, ironically, the dirtiest of all places in most homes.
To be fair, nearly 90% of all surfaces recently tested in American homes were actually squeaky clean, but the remaining contaminated surfaces are enough to make anyone really… Continue reading Categories
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November 29th, 2010Here's how to clean up your act—inside and out.
While Americans take pride in their high standard of hygiene, in many unsuspecting ways our homes are actually filthy.
Super bugs like staph are lurking where you would least expect them. Before you draw yourself a nice, hot bath to wash off unwanted pathogens, consider this—the bathtub is, ironically, the dirtiest of all places in most homes.
To be fair, nearly 90% of all surfaces recently tested in American homes were actually squeaky clean, but the remaining contaminated surfaces are enough to make anyone really… Continue reading When Water Becomes Dangerous to Your Health
September 18th, 2009
Showerhead Alert!
Dirty showers may be more frightening than Alfred Hitchcock's classic scene in “Psycho.” New research finds that 30 percent of the “gunk” collecting in showerheads throughout the country has high levels of Mycobacterium avium, which can cause lung infections.
This bacteria forms a microfilm that clings to the inside of the showerhead. As it builds up inside, levels of M. avium in the shower can be 100 times higher than that found in typical home water supplies, probably explaining why the incidence of lung infections are increasing.
"If you are getting a face… Continue reading
Dirty showers may be more frightening than Alfred Hitchcock's classic scene in “Psycho.” New research finds that 30 percent of the “gunk” collecting in showerheads throughout the country has high levels of Mycobacterium avium, which can cause lung infections.
This bacteria forms a microfilm that clings to the inside of the showerhead. As it builds up inside, levels of M. avium in the shower can be 100 times higher than that found in typical home water supplies, probably explaining why the incidence of lung infections are increasing.
"If you are getting a face… Continue reading Bacteria and the Beach
August 14th, 2009
Just when you thought it was safe...
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading
A new menacing hazard—MRSA bacteria—is lurking in the water. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these bacteria can be vicious.
MRSA (short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria linked to deadly infections. It's one of several bacteria collectively known as “superbugs” that first gathered publicity in the 1990's with a rise in hospital deaths from infections.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports more than 50 deaths per day from MRSA infections. Like most staph bacteria on the skin, MRSA… Continue reading 
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