An ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak has sickened over 500 and killed 6 in the New Jersey area prompting health officials to issue an alert to the public. So what is Hepatitis A, how is it transmitted and what precautions can the public take? Highly contagious Hepatitis A...
When it comes to school sports, the challenger isn’t just the other team. Lurking in locker rooms, on floors, wrestling mats, football equipment, hockey pads, weight rooms and showers are all manner of bacterial, viral and fungal infections. For coaching staffs...
By Thomas Licker, CEICR, CBRM Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratories have been the talk of the town of late. “Pharmaceutical compounding”, the art and science of creating custom medications to meet a patient’s specific needs (strength, dosage,...
Facility Hygiene is the effort required to make spaces clean and safe from contaminants and pathogens that can cause irritation, illness or death. The concept applies to any property or area where people or animals might be impacted by contact with potentially...
The CDC estimates that Salmonella causes one million foodborne illnesses in the U.S. annually, leading to 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths. The organization’s 2016 Salmonella outbreak investigations included dairy bull farmers, egg companies, alfalfa sprout...
