Science news articles about 'hospitable environment'

  • UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities

    ... (MRSA) and C. difficile because they are not eradicated from the hospital environment. These bugs may be transferred between patients through cross-contamination in the bathroom. “Various studies have looked ...
  • Antibacterial wipes can still spread bacteria

    ... on the ability of Staphylococcus aureus to contaminate and persist in the hospital environment. Germicides are commonly used on hard surfaces ... the question – ‘Are we confident that these organisms are susceptible to the germicides used in our hospitals"’ The study identified the need for a test which could thoroughly ...
  • New NHS guidelines on recreational drugs in nightclubs are all the rave

    ... that inappropriate management has lead to clubbers only being referred to hospital after significant problems have occurred – leading to increased ... identified and that an ambulance is called so that they receive appropriate and timely assessment and management in a hospital environment ...
  • Stem cell chicken and egg debate moves to unlikely arena: the testes

    ... and water preceded life, so the niche, that hospitable environment that shelters adult stem cells in many tissues and provides factors necessary to keep them ...
  • Ancient Ocean Cooling Sparked a Biodiversity Boom

    More than 400 million years ago, sea temperatures plummeted to almost present-day levels, causing a hospitable environment for a rise in species, scientists say.
  • Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes

    ... babies are first exposed to bacteria originating from the hospital environment rather than to maternal bacteria." Dr Chris Patterson said: "The study findings are interesting, but unless ...
  • Is re-emerging superbug the next MRSA?

    ... -acquired strain may be developing, according to the CDC. "When a patient is in the hospital getting antibiotics for some type of infection, one of the potential ... in the stool. The infection is spread by spores that contaminate the hospital environment and hands of healthcare workers who can transmit ...
  • C. difficile and antibiotics not necessarily linked

    ... because of the increased risk of infection and antibiotic use in the hospital environment. Their results show that 53% of the patients studied had not been exposed to antibiotics during the 45 days ...
  • Depression rife among medical students

    ... due to feelings of fear and insecurity about entry into the hospital environment. According to Baldassin, "Frequently pre-internship students fear they 'know nothing', and are insecure about the physical ...
  • New research identifies faster detection of viruses

    ... of FhuA proteins sensitised to recognise molecules from the environment. When the array was submerged in a T5 containing fluid ... tests and also will enable portable diagnostic devices in a hospital environment for a range of testing not just viruses ...
  • What makes C-Diff superbug deadly?

    ... in the stool. The infection is spread by spores that contaminate the hospital environment and hands of healthcare workers who can transmit the spores to patients. The resistance of the spores to hospital cleaning agents and to alcohol hand disinfectants ...
  • Light-activated antibacterial coating is new weapon in fight against hospital-acquired infections

    ... in the number of bacteria surviving on the test surface. The hospital environment acts as a reservoir for the microbes responsible for healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and new ways ...
  • Endless original, copyright-free music

    ... the effects of repetitively-played canned music, be it in workplaces, hospital environments or during phone calls made ... the correct degree of emotiveness (in order to manage the environment created) and originality (guaranteeing that the tunes composed ...
  • Living, meandering river constructed

    ... as well as deeper pools. The diversity of habitat is a more hospitable environment to sustain a higher diversity of species ... to get everything right and set a sustainable environment into motion, and not every restored stream lasts ...
  • Should flowers be banned in hospitals?

    ... and herbs have been used as remedies in the earliest hospitals, and as a means of cheering up the hospital environment for at least 200 years, it seems remarkable that flowers still tend to be treated in an ad ...

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