by News | Dec 2, 2014 | News
A lot of prevalent diseases nowadays come from food and water contamination. The more concerning aspect of this situation is that it’s often challenging to identify where the contamination occurred, as well as what triggered its occurrence. Food authorities can only...
by News | Dec 2, 2014 | News
Taking a shower has always been naturally associated with keeping the body clean and maintaining better hygiene and health. However, this very act can actually lead to the development of relatively serious diseases — unless preventive measures are taken to keep this...
by News | Dec 2, 2014 | News
In October 2013, an inquest hearing traced the death of a 95-year-old man in care home to Legionnaires’ disease, an infection of the respiratory system caused by inhalation or exposure to water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria. According to reports, the...
by News | Dec 2, 2014 | News
Laboratories often require specific care for samples for microbiological testing. Temperature and time are important factors and are very integral to the whole process. A little slip in the procedures may contaminate the samples and significantly affect the results. ...
by News | Dec 2, 2014 | News
In 2013, a health scare spread after the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center revealed that three cases (which resulted in one death) of the relatively rare Legionnaires’ disease were the result of exposure to Legionella from using ice machines. The news was quite...
