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To the Rescue: Antibacterial Hand Gel
For those times when your fingers are less than fresh, stash some antibacterial hand gel to wipe them clean. I keep Bath and Body Works' handy 3-ounce bottles ($4) in my apartment, in North's car seat, and in my purse. Because I like to bring North on adventures around the city, there are times when I don't want my pet-touching and cleaning up after hands to also be my cupcake eating hands, for example.
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Cat Owners Eight Times More Likely to Have MRSA at Home
If you're not familiar with it already, MRSA is a bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics, dangerous because of, well, its drug resistance. The first cases in pets popped up about five years ago in therapy dogs exposed to patients or healthcare workers, but the tables could turn, putting humans in more danger any day.
Typically, humans usually infect pets (and not vice versa), but animals can serve as a reservoir for the bacteria and pass it back to humans.
What's the Deal With Triclosan?
Antibacterial products are everywhere right now, thanks to continuing swine-flu fears. But earlier research indicates that antibacterial products containing triclosan aren't any better at killing bacteria than regular soap. Now, the Canadian Medical Association is proposing a ban on antibacterial products on the grounds that they actually promote more bacteria.
Periodontal disease
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Pneumonia
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Colds and the flu
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- On September 28, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new brand of inactivated influenza ("flu") vaccine, Alfuria, for adults aged 18 years or older. This vaccine is given by injection.
- On September 19, 2007, the FDA approved the use of the live flu vaccine (FluMist) in healthy children as young as 2 years of age.
Sinusitis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Ear infections
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- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
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- Home Remedies
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- Acute otitis media (AOM) is an inflammation caused by bacteria that travel to the middle ear from fluid trapped in the Eustachian tube. Children with AOM exhibit signs of an ear infection including pain, fever, and tugging at the ear.
- Otitis media with effusion (OME) refers to fluid that accumulates in the middle ear without obvious signs of infection.
Antibacterial cleanser (On the skin)
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