Study: Office Desks Havens for Bacteria
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- 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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Better oral hygiene, including good regular toothbrushing, may lessen nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.
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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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NEW YORK  - Probiotics sold over the counter often don't contain enough live bacteria to be effective, according to a new report from ConsumerLab.com.
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In August, scientists at a Chiron Corp. plant in Liverpool, England, said they found a reddish-brown bacteria contaminating some doses of flu vaccine.
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Working at electrically adjustable desks that enable people to stand for a while at a computer appears to reduce muscle pain and boost productivity, new research shows.
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A University of Michigan study says changes in the bacteria and fungi (microflora) in the gastrointestinal tract may intensify immune system response to common allergens inhaled into the lungs.
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SAN FRANCISCO  - Researchers report another   benefit from quitting smoking: beneficial bacteria in the nose   and throat soon return to normal levels.
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Oil reservoirs could have an environmental make-over with the help of bacteria, researchers say.
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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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The billions of microbes that live on human skin also appear to change composition as quickly as shifting fashion trends, a new report reveals.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults. That&#39;s according to two of several
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Drug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls "the cockroach of bacteria" Â a bad germ that can lurk in lots of places, but not one that should trigger panic.
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By Eric Swedlund, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 14--Bacteria are far more abundant at people's desks than office restrooms, and it's the work areas of the fairer sex that harbor the most germs.
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Researchers have turned their attention to patients that develop a form of plaque prone to inflammation and rupture.
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When work deadlines loom or the pressure of office life is turned up a notch itâs not uncommon for many of us to sit at our desks and stare at our computer screens for hours at a time without a break.