by News | Apr 17, 2014 | News
Just a month after a lady passenger of the ship “Liberty of the Seas” passed away, Tore Myhra, 57 years old and a resident of Belton, near Great Yarmouth, died from a similar disease as the woman after staying on the same deck. Authorities, however, were...
by News | Apr 17, 2014 | News
The Health Protection Agency reports somewhere between 3,700 to 4,000 cases of Pseudomonas infections each year. But what exactly is a Pseudomonas infection, what are its causes, and what are its effects on a person? The main culprit for Pseudomonas infections is the...
by News | Mar 31, 2014 | News
According to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health or IOSH, there are about 5,000 cases of Legionnaire’s Disease reported annually in the United Kingdom. In another report released by the Health Protection Agency in 2009, out of the 345 cases reported, 47...
by News | Mar 31, 2014 | News
Contaminated water, as reports have shown, can occur even in institutions that manage health. Cases of bacterial colonisations have been discovered in dental water delivery systems, the earliest of which was in 1963. A most recent case of bacterial contamination...
by News | Mar 31, 2014 | News
Legionnaire’s disease can be a fatal form of pneumonia, and some people may be more susceptible to it than others. Those who may be at higher risk for getting Legionnaire’s are heavy smokers and drinkers, people with impaired immune systems, anyone suffering from...
