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Hygiene

Rodent Infestation Closes Pennsylvania Capitol Cafeteria; No Inspection For 4 Years

AP | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics

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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Germs Don't Care If You Are Legal Or Not

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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
Chris Weigant

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 09.03.2009 | Style

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

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 08.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Soap, New York-New York, Personal Health, Educators, Budget, Swine Flu Pandemic, President Obama, Swine Flu, Obama, School, Barack Obama, New York, New York City, Vaccines, Education, Swine Flu Outbreak, Hygiene, Health, High School, Teachers, Schools, New York News
Deanna Neil

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 08.08.2009 | World

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

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 06.30.2009 | Living

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

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 11.21.2008 | Style

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
Sophie Brickman

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 11.06.2008 | Green

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 10.23.2008 | Style

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

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 08.06.2008 | Living

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, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

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 07.23.2008 | Green

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
Simran Sethi

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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