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Study: Restaurant Slip-and-Fall Accidents Impact Dining Behavior: March 7, 2012 — Nearly one in three adults would be unlikely to dine at a restaurant in which they knew someone had recently experienced a slip-and-fall accident, according to a recent study commissioned by Cintas... (rest of article)
Study: Patient Notes Increase Hospital Hand Hygiene: March 1, 2012 — A recent study has found that reminders to health care workers to wash their hands on white boards in patients' rooms result in higher rates of handwashing, reports American Medical News. Notes... (rest of article)
Study: Bird Flu Mortality Rate May Be Exaggerated: February 24, 2012 — The strain of the H5N1 (bird flu) virus currently circulatiing may not be as virulent or deadly as previously thought according to a study in the American Association for the Advancement of... (rest of article)
Study: Sustainability Focus Contributes to Profits: February 24, 2012 — A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group found that 31 percent of the companies surveyed say focusing on sustainability... (rest of article)
Racine Industries Highlights Health Benefits of Carpet: February 21, 2012 — Racine Industries, Inc. recently released an executive overview highlighting the health benefits of carpeting. The overview is supported by peer-reviewed research presented and published at the... (rest of article)
Study: School Closures Slow Flu Spread: February 7, 2012 — A study by McMaster University found that closing schools can help slow the spread of infectious disease, reports www.infectioncontroltoday.com. Researchers studied data from the 2009 H1N1 (swine... (rest of article)
Study: Bathroom Cell Phone Use Rising: February 6, 2012 — A recent survey found 75 percent of Americans have used their mobile devices while on the toilet, reports The New York Times. One-quarter of the 1,000 Americans surveyed by 11mark Marketing say... (rest of article)
Study: Hand Hygiene and Masks Slow Flu Spread: January 31, 2012 — A recent study has found that practicing proper hand hygiene and wearing surgical masks could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms by up to 75 percent, reports www.infectioncontroltoday.com.... (rest of article)
Brown Is the New Green: January 27, 2012 — More companies are switching from white to brown paper products as part of their efforts to show environmental friendliness, reports The Wall Street Journal. Retailers such as Target and... (rest of article)
High Levels of MRSA Found in Pork Products: January 26, 2012 — A recent study has found higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) in retail pork products than previously identified, reports www.infectioncontroltoday.com.... (rest of article)

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