Germs, Germs Everywhere. Are You Worried? Get Over It.
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The fantasy of a germ-free home is not only absurd, but it is also largely pointless.
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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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"Has it ever occurred to you how astonishing Western society really is? Industrialized nations provide their citizens with unprecedented safety, health, and comfort. Average life spans increased fifty percent in the last century. Yet modern people live in abject fear. They are afraid of strangers, of disease, of crime, of the environment. They are afraid of the homes they live in, the food they eat, the technology that surrounds them. They are in a particular panic over things they can't even see - germs, chemicals, additives, pollutants. They are timid, nervous, fretful, and depressed. And even more amazingly, they are convinced that the environment of the entire planet is being destroyed around them. Remarkable! Like the belief in witchcraft, it's an extraordinary delusion - a global fantasy worthy of the Middle Ages."
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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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Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend Â not for looks, but for germ-fighting.
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BERKELEY, CA âWant biodiversity? Look no further than the air around you. It could be teeming with more than 1,800 types of bacteria, according to a first-of-its-kind census of airborne microbes recently conducted by scientists from the U.S.
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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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Will you let it in? The average person regards the Cisco brand much as they do intestinal bacteria: blissfully unaware of its presence.â¦
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By PAULINE JASUDASON  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - One poster reads, "Public Toilets - From Embarrassment to Pleasure." Another implores you to wash your hands, because germs die that way.
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Do yourself and your community a favor this cold or flu season: Don&#39;t search for a doctor who will give you antibiotics. That&#39;s the message from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
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Science & environment: Ben Goldacre: Homeopaths would be fine, if they could just shut up about serious stuff, like Aids, or malaria, or MMR.
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If the recent outbreak of the E. coli infection traced to fresh spinach has left you worried about what's on your plate, breathe a little easier: Despite the recent high-profile problem, food-borne illness has been steadily declining in the United States.
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Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.
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Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
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It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever.
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NEW YORK  - An antibiotic-resistant germ is  increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise  healthy children and adults.
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By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 15--Instead of roses, maybe she should have received disinfectant wipes for Valentine's Day.   Women pile up far more germs in their workplaces than men, according to a study released Wednesday by a team of microbiology researchers.