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C. difficile resists hospital disinfectant, persists on hospital gowns, stainless steel

"The spores of the bacteria were able to grow after decontamination," said principal investigator Tina Joshi, BSci, PhD, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology, University of Plymouth, UK.

Can we feed 11 billion people while preventing the spread of infectious disease?

But a new article published in Nature Sustainability describes how the increase in population and the need to feed everyone will also, ultimately, give rise to human infectious disease, a situation the authors of the paper consider "two of the most formidable ecological and public health challenges of the 21st

Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic

Expand Afghan special forces attend their graduation ceremony after a 6-month training program in Kabul. © 2018 Rahmat Gul/AP Photo (Kabul) – Afghan special forces raided a medical clinic in Wardak province on the night of July 8-9, 2019, and executed four civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Afghan authorities should

How Choice Blindness Affects Your Decisions without You Knowing

Once you’ve made a choice, you’d stick by it, right? Actually, it’s not that simple, and choice blindness can help us understand why.We will make a choice but then forget about it.

Ukraine: Pension Issues, Crossing Conditions

An older man with a disability sits on an old luggage cart preparing to cross the Stanitsa Luhanska border point in Eastern Ukraine.

Ex-Chiropractor Fined $100,000 For Posting “Anti-Vaccine” Information on Social Media

A former chiropractor has been fined $100,000 for posting information about vaccines to her social media pages.

What Is Pygmalion Effect and How It Can Bring Positive Results

In a position of power, how you treat those below you makes a huge difference, as proved by the Pygmalion Effect.

The Bandwagon Effect: How It Affects Your Decisions without You Knowing

We all like to think we are completely unbiased when we make decisions, but, actually, there are a number of things that influence us.One of them is the Bandwagon Effect..

Risks to Children from Water Fluoridation—One Dose Does Not Fit All

By Amanda Just, MS, and David Kennedy, DDS, from CHD’s Partner: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) Fluoridation is the addition of an industrial compound to the public drinking water for the purpose of altering the consumer’s oral health. Municipalities that add fluoride to their water

5G Technician Reveals The Damage He Believes 5G Will Cause

A cell tower climber recently shared a video about his concerns with 5G wireless technology and explains what he's found through his research and experience.

Terror Management Theory and How It Explains Our Beliefs and Behaviors

We all get scared of the fatality of human life, but the Terror Management Theory may be affecting you more than you realize.

5G Is The “Stupidest Idea In The History of The World”- Says Washington State Professor

Try This DIY Foot Reflexology Before Bed For The Best Sleep Ever

A DIY foot reflexology technique that promises to help you have a good nights sleep.

Serotonin linked to somatic awareness

Patients with heightened somatic awareness often experience unexplained symptoms -- headaches, sore joints, nausea, constipation or itchy skin -- that cause emotional distress, and are twice as likely to develop chronic pain. The condition is associated with illnesses such as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and temporomandibular disorders, and is thought to

The brain consumes half of a child's energy -- and that could matter for weight gain: New paper proposes that variation in brain energy expenditure during childhood could be linked to obesity risk

we have no idea how much the brain's energy expenditure varies between kids. This is a huge hole in our understanding of energy expenditure.