The most contaminated surfaces in hotel rooms – – TV remote and bedside lamp switch – An experiment of surfaces in hotel rooms finds television remotes to be among the most heavily contaminated with bacteria and items on housekeeping carts carry the potential to cross-contaminate rooms, revealed by researchers from the University of Houston.
Last group of people, including guests and staff members of Metropark Hotel in WanChai, under quarantine released. – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s health authorities Friday evening lifted a quarantine on the Metropark Hotel in Wan Chai.
Gene Simmons marries Shannon Tweed wedding October 1 2011 – On October 1, 2011 Shannon Tweed married her longtime boyfriend, Gene Simmons at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Shannon Lee Tweed is a Canadian actress and model. Shannon Tweed currently lives with her husband Gene Simmons of Kiss and their two children.
ASPO announces 2011 award winners in pediatric otolaryngology research – The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) will recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers in the field of pediatric otolaryngology during their annual meeting, April_29 ? May_1, 2011, in Chicago, IL.
19th Asian Homoeopathic Medical League Congress — AHML Congress 2010 — is going to be held in India. – Asian Homoeopathic Medical League is organising 19th International Homeopathic Congress 2010 (AHML Congress 2010) in New Delhi, India.
Study shows US seniors ‘smarter’ than English seniors – The first international comparison of cognitive function shows US seniors perform better than English counterparts. – US seniors performed significantly better that their English counterparts, revealed by researchers. The finding is surprising because older people in the US are known to suffer more from cardiovascular risk factors and diseases generally associated with more cognitive decline and poorer mental function.
Pest control and eradication of bedbugs is challenging due to insecticide resistance, lack of effective products, and health concerns about spraying mattresses with pesticides. – A review of previously published articles indicates there is little evidence supporting an effective treatment of bites from bed bugs, that these insects do not appear to transmit disease, and control and eradication of bed bugs is challenging, according to an article in the April 1 issue of JAMA.
Cleveland Clinic Performs Country’s First Near-Total Face Transplant – Cleveland Clinic announces that a team of physicians has performed the first near-total face transplant in the United States. An Ohio woman has received America’s first near-total face transplant, it has been reported.
Trial finds tenofovir gel safe for daily use and most women adhered to study regimens; Results of Phase II study of ARV-based microbicide presented at international meeting in India bolster interest in latest approach – A vag inal microbicide that incorporates an antiretroviral (ARV) drug normally used to treat people with HIV is safe for sexually active HIV-negative women to use every day over an extended period, suggest results of a clinical trial of tenofovir topical gel.
CDC releases results of formaldehyde level tests; FEMA to expedite relocation of residents from temporary housing units. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released preliminary results from recent testing that found higher than typical indoor exposure levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers and mobile homes used as emergency housing in the Gulf Coast Region.
