Spring-cleaning: Tips to fall back in love with your home
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — As April draws near, many may be looking to spruce up their homes. The owner of Molly Maid, a cleaning service in Peoria, provided WMBD with some tips to fall back in love with your home. Start one room at a time Joe Messmore, owner of Molly Maid, said people tend […]
Tractus Vascular announces first-in-human use of Crossing Support Catheter
Key Tech names next CEO as co-founder plans to retire Key Tech co-founder Jenny Regan plans to retire as CEO of the product development firm at the end of August, making way for VP of Strategy Alex Flamm to take her place. Regan has been CEO since she and her co-founders launched the Baltimore firm […]
New kind of LIGHT could ‘kill airborne diseases’ just by changing bulb at home
A NEW type of ultraviolet light can kill airborne pathogens indoors, one study asserts. Scientists have developed an ultraviolet light called Far-UVC that could fight the spread of airborne diseases indoors, according to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports. 1 A new type of ultraviolet light can kill airborne pathogens indoors, one study […]
Clean Your Flower Pots Before Reusing Them (Without Hurting Your Plants)
Photo: FoxglovesAndStockings (Shutterstock) As many houseplants and flowers mature, they outgrow the original pots and containers they called home and need to move into something bigger. And while reusing the pot is a great, sustainable option, it’s important to make sure that it’s cleaned thoroughly before moving a new plant in and having it set […]
ISSA National Cleaning Week Begins, Represents More Than Just Spring Cleaning
National Cleaning Week, organized by ISSA—the worldwide cleaning industry association—and supported by a cross-section of industry partners, takes place March 27-April 2, 2022. The governors of Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia have all declared Cleaning Week in their states. Apart from providing consumers […]
Paralyzed man says he’s risking his health because he can’t afford medical supplies he needs to urinate
Paralyzed from the chest down, Chris Stigas has to use catheters and other medical supplies to urinate — but the Toronto man says he has no choice but to roll the dice on his health by reusing supplies because the system won’t provide enough clean ones and he can’t afford to buy them. Stigas suffered a severe […]
Workplace hygiene is everyone’s business
As Australia opens up, the key question is how do we ensure that newly adopted hygiene habits from the last two years are not forgotten about, he says. “There has been so much advice from health brands and government bodies that it can be difficult to determine what are the right measures and products needed […]
Why do I (and my kids) get so many colds? And with all this COVID around, should we be isolating too?
As we head towards winter, the likelihood of picking up a pesky cold increases. But COVID changes how we approach sore throats and runny noses. If you have cold symptoms and return negative rapid antigen tests, isolating isn’t mandatory – but it’s a good idea. But how long should you stay away from others when […]
Trumansburg Elementary closed Monday, remote Tuesday, as staff cases spike
The Trumansburg Elementary School “has twenty-one (21) staff members that are either COVID-19 positive or home ill with symptoms,” said Trumansburg superintendent of schools Kimberly Bell in a message to families on Sunday morning. “We cannot safely provide classroom coverage with this volume of absent teachers. For this reason, we have made the difficult decision […]
Washington Turkey Producer Emphasizes Biosecurity as HPAI Increases | KCII Radio
Turkey farmer Tye Rinner As Iowa continues detections of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in parts of the state, poultry and turkey producers in southeast Iowa keep on with biosecurity measures to prevent the virus from infecting their own flocks. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal […]