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Armpit odour enhances mood

... using unscented soap. Throughout this period, a gauze pad strapped under the arm absorbed any odour they produced. Then more than 300 university students sampled smells taken at random, filling in before and after questionnaires designed to test their mood. People who had inhaled the samples taken from ...

Guangdong health official says SARS can be prevented and treated

..., requiring nurses and doctors to wear 12-14 layer gauze protective masks and disinfecting patient rooms three to four times a day. Hospitals that were well ventilated had fewer infections than others, he said. Treatments that have proven to be effective include early use of hormones, which caused patient...

Novel antibiotic dressing developed for improved wound healing

...s microbicidal coating can be chemically bonded to gauze bandages, socks and even hospital bedding and gown...usters that permanently bond to substances such as gauze and fabric. The coating also does what it was created to do - aids healing. When added to gauze, i...

A Complete Diet for Kids

...ll suggested wiping the infant’s gums with a clean gauze pad after each feeding. In an effort to combat obesity researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston have devised a way to cut back on the sugar habit. Cara Ebbeling and Dr. David Ludwig endocrinologists conducted a test in which 103 adolescents ages...

Good Oral Health Practices Should Begin in Infancy

...ing, wipe the baby's gums with a damp washcloth or gauze pad to remove plaque. - Never allow your child to nurse or breast feed for prolonged periods and don't give him or her a bottle with milk, formula, sugar water or fruit juice during naps or at night in bed. - Encourage children to drink from a cu...

Surgeons Find Gauze Left in Patient 11 Years Earlier

...ved more than a decade between two operations with gauze in his body, the Belgrade daily Blic reported Thursday.// The gauze was forgotten in the patient's body after surgery 11 years ago, a spokesman of the Sremska Kamenica ...

New, Less Painful Wound Treatment for Pediatric Patients

...tes the need for dozens of painful and frightening gauze dressing changes.” According to Dr. Olutoye, the therapy offers other benefits. Because the therapy is less painful, less pain medication may be required. In addition, the dressing is sturdy and guards against infection. It can even be worn on an ...

Hazardous Medical Waste Discovered Again In San Jose

...pounds. It included surgical tubing, bloodstained gauze and medication vials. The county is still investigating how O'Connor Hospital, Los Gatos Community Hospital and Kaiser-Santa Teresa hospital sent untreated medical waste, including bags of human blood, to the landfill seven times during a two-week ...

Hazardous Medical Waste Discovered Again In San Jose

...pounds. It included surgical tubing, bloodstained gauze and medication vials. The county is still investigating how O'Connor Hospital, Los Gatos Community Hospital and Kaiser-Santa Teresa hospital sent untreated medical waste, including bags of human blood, to the landfill seven times during a two-week ...

New, Less Painful Wound Treatment for Pediatric Patients

...tes the need for dozens of painful and frightening gauze dressing changes. According to Dr. Olutoye, the therapy offers other benefits. Because the therapy is less painful, less pain medication may be required. In addition, the dressing is sturdy and guards against infection. It can even be worn on an o...

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