Education is important! So, we look forward to sending our kids back to school to receive that all-important, life-enhancing education. We all know this; and we all know that sending your kids back to school increases the risk of their exposure to germs. At best, those germs may cause a mild cold or a bit…
For those of you anxiously awaiting the start of our “Back to School” blog series next week (and we thank you for subscribing to our blog), we thought we’d send out a few ideas to help jump-start getting your kids ready to go “Back to School”. Did you know that the CDC reports that elementary…
Public Health Dirty Money: A Microbial Jungle Thrives In Your Wallet Updated April 24, 20147:23 AM ET Published April 23, 20147:40 AM ET Michaeleen Doucleff You may have heard that dollar bills harbor trace amounts of drugs. But those greenbacks in your wallet are hiding far more than cocaine and the flu. They’re teeming with…
CNN.com reported that Nhaijah Russell’s parents had no idea what was wrong with their daughter when she was rushed to an emergency room from school. The 6 year old was slurring her words and was unable to walk. Doctors soon learned that Russell had swallowed three to four squirts of liquid hand sanitizer at school.…