Current Hygiene News Today

Parents 'are neglecting manners' (Daily Telegraph)
ANGRY teachers are sick of lazy parents who leave it to them to educate their kids everythying from manners and morals to eating habits and hygiene.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Dental hygiene students can brighten your smile (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
B y Times Staff CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College’s Dental Hygiene Department is looking for community clients to participate in its annual Periodontal Clinic. The clinic enhances the dental hygiene students’ clinical learning experience. For a $35 fee, each client gets a full set of X-rays, impressions of the mouth, a consultation with the periodontist on staff, and a thorough cleaning by ...

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:03:50 GMT

Brush Your Teeth—It's Good for Your Heart (ThirdAge)
Mom's constant reminders to brush your teeth may be helping your heart. Good oral hygiene aids in preventing plaque build-up that characterizes both cardiac and gum diseases.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:55:39 GMT

How often should you wash your hands? (Lansing State Journal)
Most of us know we should wash our hands after using a restroom or before eating. Good hand hygiene however, shouldn't stop there. The Mayo Clinic offers the following list of 12 instances when people should always wash their hands: » After using the toilet » After changing a diaper; wash the diaper-wearer's hands, too » After touching animals or animal waste » Before and after preparing food, ...

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:15:50 GMT

Iraq confirms cholera outbreak south of Baghdad (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cholera has broken out in a province south of Baghdad and at least 20 cases of the waterborne disease have been confirmed there, a Health Ministry official said Monday.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:07:37 GMT