It may not look like it from the outside but I’ve been putting a lot of time into this site. I’m really trying to get everything just the way I want it.
I’ve messed around with .htaccess for more hours then I even want to tell you. But, I finally got all the clean looking URLs […]
China Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control says that nearly 38 million Chinese are carrying the hepatitis C virus. With so many people infected one might figure everyone in China is well educated about the virus. Thats not the case, 1% of people who answered a survey knew how Hepatitis C spreads and how to […]
Thailand seems to be suffering a small Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease outbreak. Several schools have been ordered to close.
The most effected seems to be younger kids. This article reports at least two kindergarten classes and one nursery to be affected.
Although details are very limited it is confirmed that between 30-40 kids were affected.
The names of the […]
The Vail Sun reported that Desert Sky Middle School had a confirmed case of MRSA. The school is located in Vail, Arizona. In response the school has sanitized all bathrooms and sports facilities. They have also have made hand sanitizer available in class rooms.
I’m a strong believer in hand sanitizer in class rooms. I hate […]
I recently came across this letter written to a newspaper “Reaction to staph outbreak disproportionate to risk”. In this letter the author makes a lot of good points.
The author says, that the publics reaction to staph is over-rated. After all The Centers for Disease Control predicts only 19,000 people will die from MRSA each year […]
ÊMichael Madrid contracted MRSA when he was hospitalized for a bike accident. Doctors tried several antibiotic drugs until they found the one that worked, Cubincin.
He had to receive daily infusions of the drug at the hospital for 3 months. Although the infection is gone, MRSA is known to unsuspectingly return. Mandrid is happy that […]
