Staph deaths: Now may be a good time to clean workplace keyboards
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In the wake of new attention to the dangers of drug-resistant staph bacteria, schools and other keyboard-intensive organizations are seriously considering how they can best purge their workplaces of such hazards.
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By Anonymous  In our increasingly germ-phobic culture, antibacterial products have rapidly gained in popularity. Always on the hunt for new ways to satisfy consumers, companies frequently retool their products, looking for the next best thing in personal hygiene.
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KEYBOARDS and desktops are magnets for all sorts of nasties - from crumbs to flakes of skin and balls of fluff. But now you can keep your workstation pristine with a USB Mini Vacuum.
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Many employees fail to clean their personal workspace, which could ultimately lead to more sick days, according to an online poll conducted by IOGEAR.
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Employment researchers are increasingly acknowledging that having sick employees work is not just painful for the employees, but can also hurt the company.
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Patients should scrub up before coming to hospital to cut rates of the superbug MRSA, say advisors.
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Kids need keyboard life skills Typing should be taught in schools as a way to prevent the suffering of tens of thousands of UK workers from repetitive strain injury (RSI), according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The call was made to mark RSI day, which is today.â¦
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Testing all new hospital patients for a dangerous staph "superbug" could help wipe out a germ that likely kills more Americans than AIDS, consumer advocates say and early evidence suggests.
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You'll get your work done faster by keeping your hands on the keyboard, and off the mouse; here are my favorite keystroke time-savers.
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The keyboard is mightier than the whiteboard at an emergency room in the Bronx where the use of computers is now a staple.
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Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection.
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By now, you've seen the headlines about MRSA, the killer staph virus. Yes, it can be deadly, but it can also be treated
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Your office desk harbors far more bacteria than your workplace restroom, and if you're a woman, chances are your workspace has more germs than your male co-workers', a new research report shows.
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Should businesses replace post-mortems with âpre-mortems?â Adopt âcounterintuitive management practices?â And more...
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New technologies will shed light on how beneficial bacteria might help our health.
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A dangerous, drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients, according to a comprehensive study.
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Targeted cleaning to tackle MRSA hotspots is key to reducing hospital infections, an expert says.