Hygiene

Super Bowl Sanitation: "Washed Up" Giants Outpoint Docs

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Hygiene, Handwashing, Washing Hands Hospitals, Hand Sanitizer, Washing Hands, Bathroom Hygiene, Hand Sanitation, Sanitation, Hospital Sanitation, Hospital Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, New York News

Is the New York Giants' bathroom more sanitary than your hospital room? Could be. And that player cleanliness may even have helped send the team to the Super Bowl.

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Save the Planet: Wash Less

Tamar Haspel | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Hygiene, Carbon Footprint, Green News

As cars are hybridized, homes are downsized, and diets are localized, perhaps we should extend the eco-scorn heaped on Hummers, McMansions, and factory beef to a deeply ingrained American institution: the daily shower.

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Just for Men: Slow Tea and Slow Shaving in 10 Steps

Jesse Jacobs | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Body, Hygiene, Ritual, Slow Food Movement, Shaving, Healthy Living Spirit, Tea, Spirituality, Productivity, Slow Shaving, San Francisco News

There's something delightful and dangerous about sliding a thin blade of cold steel across your face.

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The Color Of Beauty

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: L'Occitane, Kissable Couture, Madafi Pierre, Sandra Martin, Morgana's Alchemy, Maybelline, Haiti, Mikki Taylor, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Black Beauty Products, Hygiene, Haiti Earthquake, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Black Voices News

As I packed my bags to make my way home to Haiti once again, I must have packed and repacked my cosmetic bags at least six times with my personal item...

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Jailbirds Have Dirty Undies: Report

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Laundry, Stacey Solano, Underwear, Prison, Hygiene, Underpants, Illinois Department of Corrections, Weird Illinois, Illinois, Inmates, John Mak, Weird News News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A clothing shortage is forcing inmates in at least one Illinois prison to wear the same underwear several days in a row, causing ...

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How Race and Class May Affect Asthma

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stress, Hygiene, Children, Health, Asthma, Puerto Ricans, Pollution, Race, Class, Health Care, African Americans, Allergies, Personal Health, Home News

Childhood asthma is more common among Blacks and Puerto Ricans than among Whites.

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Turning Water Rights Into Reality

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Health, Human Rights, Diarrhea, Hygiene, Health, Water, Millennium Development Goals, Global Poverty, Sanitation, World News

Developing countries need to prioritize water as the keystone to development, just as the United States did at the turn of the 20th century.

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Report from South Asia: Is Universal WASH Access in Reach?

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Arsenic, Hygiene, Diarrhea, Water, Bangladesh, Toilets, Children's Health, Sanitation, World News

I've been amazed at how much is happening on the ground. Despite the multitude of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) problems, the issue seems entirely solvable here.

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Why US Philanthropists Should Care About Sanitation and Water

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Giving, Hygiene, International, Health, Water, United Nations, Sanitation, World News

Over the past three years, only 42% of aid for water and sanitation has been targeted at least developed and low-income countries where the need is the greatest.

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Sharing the Burden of Thirst on World Water Day

Mandy Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sudan, Sanitation, Water, National Geographic, Hygiene, Mandy Moore, World Water Day, Green News

As we drink water straight from the faucet, it's hard to believe that one in six people around the world lack clean drinking water, and every 15 seconds another child dies because of it.

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Rodent Infestation Closes Pennsylvania Capitol Cafeteria

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hygiene, Safety Inspectors, Capitol, Rats, Food Safety, Safety Inspection, Cafeteria, Health Inspectors, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Why is the cafeteria at the Pennsylvania Capitol infested with mice? Probably because health inspectors didn't visit it for fo...

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Rwanda: Healing with Livestock

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rwanda, Heifer, Heifer Internation, Manure, Fertilizer, Income, Cows, Cook, Dairy, Biogas, Fuel, Livestock, Hygiene, Development, Hunger, Energy, Terracing, World News

Recovery is a word you hear a lot in Rwanda. Recovery -- and healing -- are also things I heard a lot about during my visit with Heifer International Rwanda. "Heifer is helping a recovery process."

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Germs Don't Care If You Are Legal Or Not

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fear, Swine Flue, Mexico, Health Healthcare, Public Health, Flu, Vaccinate, Reform, Germs, Typhoid Mary, Sanitation, Servant, Fear Mongering, Avian Flu, Germ Theory, Illegal Immigrant, Infectious, Hygiene, Chris Weigant, Infect, Disease, Sars, Germ, Vaccine, Mary Mallon, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Health Care, Influenza, Mallon, Politics News

Do you really want to limit vaccinations only to people who have legal documents, or would you rather everyone get inoculated? Remember, those you exclude will likely have some sort of contact with either you, your kids, or the food you eat at some point.

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Keeping Your Pet's Pearly Whites, White!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dental Care, Animal Fair, Cats, Wendy Diamond, Hygiene, Paws for Style, Health, Lucky Diamond, Pet Care, Teeth, Dogs, Style News

Oral hygiene is just important with our pets as it is with ourselves and without proper dental care, by age three 70-80% of cats and dogs will develop periodontal disease, a serious oral illness that can cut a pet's life-span.

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Soap, Schools and Swine Flu

Deanna Neil | Posted 05.25.2011

No soap. Not even a dispenser. Enraged, I walked out into the hall. There, standing in perfect contrast, was a laminated poster explaining each step of how to properly wash your hands.

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G8 Leaders Poo Poo Opportunity

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Mortality, G8, Global Hunger, Global Health, Hygiene, Water, Sanitation, World News

Perhaps most troubling is that failing to tackle the water and sanitation crisis is undermining progress on all development, including, food, health and education.

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Digging For Worms: Can Parents Work Out The Hygiene Hypothesis?

Susan Weissman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: How to Be a Good Parent, Hygiene, Health, Allergies, Healthy Living News

I think that nourishing food is a key component in good health. But I believe the Hygiene Hypothesis supports a more likely cause for autoimmune conditions.

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Alert! Evidence of Flying Insects at Les Halles!

Sophie Brickman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cleanliness, Vermin, Mental Health, Hygiene, Restaurants, Cooking, New York Restaurants, Restaurant Inspections, Insects, Food, Eating, Department of Health, Les Halles, New York City Restaurants, Style News

Don't want to eat an establishment where mice and rats rule the kitchen? Go browse those establishments that have received Golden Apple Excellence in Food Safety Awards.

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Starbucks Runs Taps All Day

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Water Conservation, Natural Resources, Coffee, Hygiene, Starbucks, Consumer Safety, Green News

Starbucks has defended itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day. A spokeswoman said the purpos...

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How to Get the Smell of Garlic Off Your Hands

Sophie Brickman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hygiene, Cooking, Garlic, Chopping, Food, Smells, Culinary School, Slicing, Cleaning, Style News

As I near the end of my first month of culinary school, I find myself facing a new hygiene problem: my hands constantly smell of garlic.

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Beauty on the Beast: Is It Now Okay For Men To Use Skin Products?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anti-Aging, Dermatology, Men's Grooming, Men, Beauty, Grooming, The Inner Life, Personal Hygiene, Shampooing, Skin, Moisturizer, Wrinkle Prevention, Looks, Hygiene, Powder, Skin Care, Anti-Oxidant, Health, Healthy Living News

I ran out of shampoo this morning. That may not sound like a big deal to you, but it is to me. You see, I bought the industrial-sized "salon-style"...

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Life Cycle: Will You Soap My Back?

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tub, Antiperspirant, Soap, Disposable Razors, Hygiene, Shower, Water, Environment, Green, Packaging, Environmental Impacts, Deodorant, Solar-Powered Razors, Low-Flow Showerhead, Personal Care, Simran Sethi, Sarah Smarsh, Green News

While the production of soap--or anything, really--has environmental repercussions all its own, the pretty smells in our personal care products have been linked to not-so-fine human ailments.

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