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The 2016-17 flu storm is at its Apex, and sickening Americans at epidemic levels in many states. Alas, influenza has brought its ‘A’ game this year, and Americans need to be their own LeBron James while trying to win the fight against the flu, and stay healthy during the sickliest time of the year. This […]

In these sickliest days of the year, three words practiced daily can go a long way to keeping us free from catching the cold and flu blues.  Wash. Sanitize. Condition. In the germ fight, these words are pure gold. A daily routine of handwashing, using hand sanitizer when soap and water is not available, and […]

If there’s one place you don’t want to be trapped in during the heart of flu and cold season, it’s a sickly work, school or public restroom. Harmful microorganisms such as Shigella, Samonella, Hepatits A, E. coli and norovirus can be lurking in dirty restrooms with outbreaks of serious illnesses not far behind. Keeping ourselves, […]

Tis the season of family, friends, perpetual hope and, alas, the Grinchy germs of the holidays. Believe us, folks, nobody wants the “gifts” harmful germs and pathogens are serving up this season. This timely message from the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing (PPPHW) and the American Cleaning Institute reminds us that a simple, affordable way […]

Practicing Smart Keyboard Hygiene Is A Must During Flu Season As you feverishly work and focus on trying to meet your next work deadline, we interrupt to ask this alarming, but imperative question: Is your computer trying to kill you? Warning: This is not a wild movie plot and this is not the story line […]

Hands across the world will unite on Saturday, October 15 in a global mission to save lives. The beauty of Global Handwashing Day is how it brings together people of all backgrounds, ethnicities and nationalities together in an educational cause to protect the world’s people from the fury of infectious bacteria and germs. Founded by […]

Vaccinations Remain Our Best Defense Against Influenza Going outside in 10-degree weather without a coat.  Facing a 100-degree sun head-on without sun screen.  Taking an infant on a 10-hour drive without backup diapers. There are some scenarios where it just doesn’t make sense to go on without adequate protection. Add the wildly unpredictable 2016-17 United […]

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has benched over-the-counter consumer antiseptic hand wash products containing several potentially dangerous ingredients, hand sanitizer remains a trusted and reliable germ-killing option when soap and water are not readily available. The FDA ruled in early September companies can no longer market antibacterial soaps and body washes containing 19 […]

The alarm clock explodes, the school bell rings and families across the USA are wondering where summer went. It’s back to school time across the country, or as germs call it, Christmas time. Sniffles, sneezes and coughs – the soundtrack of America’s return to the classroom – can be heard, felt and transmitted from coast […]

Fighting influenza this upcoming flu season just got harder and more painful with the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation of benching FluMist, the popular nasal spray influenza vaccine. The CDC’s Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices recommended on June 23 that people should not use FluMist due to its poor performance levels compared to the more […]

The nursing student was searching for a formula that could provide near instantaneous cleansing of an environment where there is no time to find a sink and wash with soap and warm water. The young aspiring RN knew that such a solution could be a lifeline for hospitals and doctor’s office, where 24/7, non-stop caring […]

The hands that feed America are the hands that bacteria loves to cling to. And in America’s fruit and vegetable fields, orchards and packing facilities, produce farmers are turning to hand sanitizer to defeat dangerous bacteria. Already a trusted weapon in America’s schools, healthcare centers, work and social places, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are now working […]

2016 Healthy Hands Survey shows more people than ever practicing smart hand hygiene. We all know that clean hands save lives, but many of us don’t take seriously just how many lives dirty hands take each year. The Centers For Disease Control estimates 1.8 million children under the age of 5 die each year from […]

If only respiratory viruses had an off season. Alas, even the healthiest kids and families who survived the flu season unscathed have to be aware and on alert for the viral infections of spring. The changing of the seasons ushers in a new flock of unpleasant viruses into the mainstream, including many which take direct […]

Influenza rarely goes quietly into the night. From coast to coast, the 2015-16 influenza season is going out like a lion after coming in like a lamb. From October through mid-December, the Centers for Disease Control report influenza activity was mild in most regions of the United States. Activity began to spike in late December […]

In the brutal cold and snow of winter comes yet another adverse weather condition: Dry skin. And the bad thing about dry winter skin: You can’t escape it just by retreating indoors. For many Americans, winter time means dealing with dry and cracked skin. Winter’s harsh environments put a heavy burden on skin. The reduced […]

It’s a puzzling flu riddle straight from Medicine’s X-Files: How do the smallest flu threats sometimes pack the biggest and sickliest punch? Scientists have found minor variants of flu strains not typically targeted on vaccines carry a more potent viral punch than previously realized, Medical News Today reported in early January 2016. Authors of the […]

As if facing work dead in the face on a deadline-heavy Monday in the cold dead of winter wasn’t scary enough … Welcome To Germville, USA (AKA: Your Office). The average American office houses a thousand times more germs than its computers house emails and a sometimes unrelenting avalanche of health threats. Germs lurk on […]

One important health truth every parent should know this winter: Bronchiolitis is a pediatric-centered virus that is anything but child’s play. And bronchiolitis is targeting America’s children this flu season. A extremely and easily contagious viral based-infection that impacts young children, mostly under the age of 2, bronchiolitis is a swelling and mucus buildup within […]

Winter’s barrage of colds, flus and dangerous infections are a bear on everyone, but no one feels the fury of winter’s brutal elements more than senior citizens. Winter’s heavy onslaught of bacterial and viral illnesses can be particularly threatening to America’s golden generation. An alarming one third of seniors die as the result of infectious […]

For all we’ve learned about the influenza virus over the last 100 years, there still is so much we don’t know about the dastardly flu bug. And outside of the medical community and the front lines of the fight against influenza, America’s common knowledge of the flu, how it works and how it’s transmitted might […]

The 2014-15 flu U.S. season was a sickly influenza storm that never relented. The source of so many people’s flu misery last winter was H3N2, a resilient strain of influenza that had been quiet for several years and not included in the Centers For Disease Control’s official vaccine for the season. The strain spread to […]

Hear the Facebook news report about how it only takes one flu shot to give you flu immunity for a lifetime? We’ve all well versed on the universal truth that hand dryers are more sanitary than paper towels, right? And everyone knows that innocent double-dipping into the salsa doesn’t spread germs, correct? In a germy […]

Back To School markers, crayons and Trapper Keepers? Check. New clothes and backpacks? Got them. But what about a winning plan that will allow your kiddos to beat the back-to-school germs? Parents’ back-to-school planning isn’t complete until they have a smart game plan to keep their favorite students safe from the harmful pathogens that can […]