Hygiene

Mental Hygiene
Related Category: Psychology and Psychiatry
the science of promoting mental health and preventing mental illness through the application of psychiatry and psychology. A more commonly used term today is mental health.
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Clean Kids: Hygiene Tips for Parents
Summary & Participants
Every parent knows at least one thing about keeping children clean: it's not easy. But cleanliness is about more getting rid of smudges and checking behind the ears.
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Alternate Names
: Food Safety, Hygiene - Food and Sanitation, Sanitation - Food and Hygiene
Definition
Food safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses.
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Each woman has her own standards for vaginal hygiene. Some professionals, like exotic dancers, may have a higher standard. The same is true for women who enjoy someone performing oral sex on them. Most women want to smell and taste O.K.
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Good Hygiene and Preventing Transmission
Colds and flus are spread primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes near someone else. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands.
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Poor hygiene helps it spread
People or animals carrying giardia in their intestines pass it out in their faeces. The parasite is then spread through poor hygiene or contaminated soil, food or water (see the box below).
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Poor hygiene
"Losing" a tampon — when a tampon rises to the wider, top part of the vagina and lodges there, leading to infection
A childbirth injury to the connection between the rectum and vagina, which can lead to fecal odor ...
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Good hygiene is the best way to prevent styes and chalazions. Keep your hands clean, don't rub your eyes, and don't share eye makeup. This is particularly important for people who have had styes or chalazions more than once.
Treatment ...
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Oral hygiene habits
How often do you brush?
How often do you floss?
How hard of a toothbrush is used?
How vigorously do you brush?
What are other habits (use of toothpicks or other)?
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Good hygiene is essential in the prevention of scabies. When a member of a household is diagnosed with scabies, all that person's recently-worn clothing and bedding should be washed in very hot water.
Key Terms ...
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proper hygiene and handwashing technique
cleaning hard surfaces, toys, and doorknobs
proper handling and disposal of dirty diapers, even after your child no longer has symptoms ...
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Swimming Hygiene (July 12, 2000)
[BEING "SMART" ABOUT SWIMMING HYGIENE CAN PREVENT ILLNESS]
Stomach Acid In Esophagus (July 19, 2000)
[STOMACH ACID IN ESOPHAGUS A HEALTH RISK, MEDICATIONS HELP] ...
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- Strict hygiene is necessary to prevent the spread of the infection to other parts of the body"or to other people.
- Vitamin A is necessary for good skin health. Give the child a good multivitamin supplement. Give vitamin C, to bowel tolerance.
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Good personal hygiene and a few simple precautions can help prevent athlete's foot. To prevent spread of athlete's foot: ...
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Factsheet: Food hygiene
This factsheet covers the issue and advice surrounding food hygiene.
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Amputation
Dental Hygiene (Oral Hygiene)
Limb Removal (Amputation)
Oral Hygiene ...
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Department of Hygiene, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan. Am J Psychiatry (UNITED STATES) Aug 1995, 152 (8) p1225-7
(6) Szabo CP; Blanche MJ.
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Use good hygiene when you use the toilet. For example, wipe from front to back to keep rectal bacteria from getting into the vagina and urethra.
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Predisposing factors: Poor tank hygiene.
Prevention: Fish that display the symptoms of Tuberculosis should never be purchased.
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Many dentists believe that good dental hygiene can lessen the pain of teething. They recommend cleaning the gums and new teeth with a washcloth twice daily, especially after bedtime feedings.
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Bronchopulmonary hygiene is generally recommended and includes postural drainage, chest physiotherapy, thinning and loosening of secretions, and administration of a bronchodilator.
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MediClenze Personal hygiene and water therapy system for cleaning and medicating the perineal area. FDA cleared as a therapeutic device that is acceptable for Medicare reimbursement.
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Early-stage gum disease (gingivitis) often can be reversed by adopting good dental hygiene habits, which include regular brushing and flossing as well as twice-yearly dental visits for thorough teeth examinations and cleaning.
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Prevention of abscesses is dependent on the location and cause. For example, good hygiene is important in prevention of skin abscesses. Dental hygiene and routine care will prevent dental abscesses.
Symptoms:
See the individual types of abscesses.
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Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays and scented douches, which may irritate the urethra.
Some doctors suggest drinking cranberry juice.
Infections in Pregnancy ...
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FDA anti-tampering regulations require that "cosmetic liquid oral hygiene products" and vaginal products, contact lens solutions, and most over-the-counter drugs to be packaged in tamper-resistant packages.
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Incidence and Prevalence
Athlete's foot is most common in men from the teens to the early 50s. Prevalence is affected by personal hygiene and daily activity. People with compromised immune systems are at greater risk.
Causes ...
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Monitoring of patients should include surveillance of thyroid and pituitary function; dental and oral hygiene; jaw exercises to avoid trismus; evaluation of cranial nerve function, especially those related to vision and hearing; ...
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Warm water and gentle, unscented soap during the bath or shower is the best way to clean the outside areas of the vagina.
Products like feminine hygiene soaps, powders and sprays are not necessary, and may be harmful.
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Don't use feminine hygiene sprays or powders or bubble bath. Don't douche during treatment unless your doctor tells you to. After the infection is cleared up, don't douche more often than once a week.
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A bacterial infection with Salmonella typhi transmitted by contaminated water, milk or other foods. Proper sanitation and hygiene prevent the spread of disease.
typhus ...
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Arising from bed in the morning, buttoning buttons, writing, sewing, meal preparation, dressing, sleeping, walking, climbing stairs, arising from a chair or a toilet seat, and attending to matters of personal hygiene may all be impaired to some ...
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interpret BV as evidence of sexual activity outside their relationship. This should be recognized and dealt with sensitively during counseling. Some women may need to be reassured that the presence of BV is not a reflection of poor personal hygiene.
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