Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | For example, family hygiene practices, such as hand washing before meals, may be a determinant of exposure resulting from hand-to-mouth activity in children.
LEADING AGENTS FOR CONCERN
Although there is a new flurry of concern with each new report of an environmental "incident," the challenge to the American public, regulatory agencies, and parents of children growing up in this world is to keep problems in perspective while working to eliminate them. There are a number of substances that parents should be especially concerned about. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
See book keywords and concepts |  Careful hand washing reduces the risk of transmission. Typical symptoms include red eyes, watery discharge, swelling of the eyelids, and sensation of something in the eye. Such infections are usually contagious for at least one week.
Viral eye infections may be caused by herpes, and this can become dangerous. Never use cortisone creams in the event of viral/herpetic eye infections, as this may cause the virus to spread, permanently damaging and scarring the eye.
Conjunctivitis combat kit
• oil of oregano — take 2 drops under the tongue twice daily. |
Sheldon P. Blau, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R. and Elaine Fantle Shimberg
See book keywords and concepts |  Equipment Should Be Washed, Too
Although the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and the American Hospital Association encourage hand washing by doctors and nurses after patient contact, the recommendation is often ignored. However, while the failure to wash hands is a major cause of nosocomial and iatrogenic infections in hospitals, there are numerous others. | | Sterile procedures, even those as basic as hand washing, are often forgotten or omitted due to the pressures inherent in the intensive care environment. Personnel with colds or staph-related boils, carbuncles, or pimples can easily spread infection to patients through contact with towels, dressings, and other contaminated articles. And frequently, if the number of patients (census) is particularly high, the full-time staff in these intensive care facilities may be augmented by nurses from temporary agencies who have limited experience working in an ICU. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
See book keywords and concepts | | Sierra Dawn Silke Suds (Life Tree Products). For hand washing silk and silk-blend fabrics. Sunrise Lane.
White King Laundry Soap (Huish Chemical Company). Made with tallow from beef and lamb.
[JSP Nontoxic laundry detergents
Allen's Naturally Liquid Heavy-Duty Laundry Detergent (Allen's Naturally). No dyes, fragrances or phosphates. Biodegradable. ? M Allen's Naturally, Baubiologie Hardware, Eco-Choice, The Ecology Box, Every Body Ltd., Green Earth Natural Foods, Janice Corporation, My Brother's Keeper, Sunrise Lane.
Cool Wash with Aloe (Mountain Fresh). For hand washables. |
John Robbins
See book keywords and concepts |  Before the hand washing, one out of every eight women giving birth in the First Clinic had died of puerperal fever. But now the death rate dropped almost immediately to less than 1 in 100.
What do you think the reaction was when Semmelweis published the records of this spectacular success? Was he heralded and applauded, and his ideas immediately put into practice in all obstetrical clinics?
Not quite. Orthodox obstetricians virtually declared war on the poor man, battering and insulting him at every opportunity. |
Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts |  Two of the main compulsions are double-checking and hand washing.
Behavioral Characteristics_
Dr. Yaryura-Tobias tells us some of the peculiar characteristics of obsessive-compulsive behavior: "It usually takes about seven years or so for a patient to come in for a consultation, which tells us that the condition tends to occur gradually, becoming a part of the patient's behavioral system in a very, very slow manner. It occurs with equal frequency in males and females. Fifty percent of obsessive-compulsive patients manifest their sickness during childhood or adolescence. |
Joseph Glenmullen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The extra showers you take and the hand washing, are they after you've masturbated?"
Jason looked away, guiltily.
Phrasing the question tactfully, I said, "Sometimes people your age become symptomatic because doubts about their sexual identity are weighing on them."
For the first time, Jason's face reddened. His eyes welled up. He pursed his lips as though trying to decide whether or not to speak. His gaze remained averted.
At first, Jason's head movements were imperceptible. Slowly, they turned into definite nodding. Recognizing he was too choked up to speak, I said gently, "It's okay. | | His showers and hand washing were attempts to rid himself of the idea that he was gay. His doubts about his sexual identity were the "intruder" he wanted to bolt the door against or the explosion in the stove he wanted to prevent from "blowing up" his parents' house. Jason's compulsive rituals were attempts to manage an uncontrollable sexual force.
Jason said his family's Catholicism posed a particular problem when he thought that he might be gay. Because his mother was a nurse, he thought she had "seen more of life" than his father and was "a little less conservative. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves the ritualistic repetition of certain behaviors, such as hand washing. Post-traumatic stress disorder causes confusion, anxiety, and related symptoms in those who have survived emotionally catastrophic events.
People who have phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder should absolutely be under a physician's (preferably a psychiatrist's) care. But even these conditions can benefit of studying and using the herb, I've yet to have anyone tell me of a bad experience with it. |
Michael Castleman
See book keywords and concepts |  Finally, few kids relish hand washing, and it's unrealistic to expect them to keep their fingers away from their noses (or other people's).
If you spend time with children, follow the preventive suggestions above and try not to get too stressed about your cold risk. Remember, stress increases susceptibility.
But before fear of colds makes you reject parenthood or a career in day care, consider this: Parents and those who work with children catch more colds, but only for the first few years. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | So make a point of frequent hand washing, especially during the winter or when someone in your family or office is suffering from a cold.
To lessen a cold's symptoms and duration, you need to be willing to take the time—at least two days—to let your system fight it off. If you try to suppress the symptoms, you may feel better temporarily but, in my experience, the cold often lasts longer.
Unfortunately, the antibiotics that can be so effective against a bacterial infection will do nothing to help a cold. |
Lendon H. Smith, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | A cleaner life plus some prudent hand washing improved the health of the nation—or at least controlled some bacterial infections.
Degenerative diseases were almost unheard of partly because people were dying of other things before they got old enough to be in the age group to acquire a degenerative disease. Cancer was around, but not at today's rates. Heart attacks were rare. High blood pressure was present but did not lead to the rate of strokes that we see now. Those who did live to a ripe old age had somehow missed the fatal infections. |
Christian B. Allan and Wolfgang Lutz
See book keywords and concepts |  Safety measures should include frequent hand washing, no sharing of phones or office equipment, and avoiding crowds, especially during the cold and flu season. Being around children makes this much more difficult, of course.
WHEN THE LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIET DOESNT WORK
Experience with many thousands of patients on low-carbohydrate diet has convinced us that the body's immune reactions play a large role in human disease, and not only in connection with a low-carbohydrate diet. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Hand washing is deadly to a cold. Whether you are staggering from a big one or wrestling with a sniffle, germs are spread via the fingers. Avoid touching your eyes and nose, and refrain from sharing obvious germ-carrying objects like drinking glasses and phones, computer keyboards and pencils. Dispose of tissues, paper towels, and drinking containers promptly.
Drink copious amounts of water. Start early in the morning and reach for a glass of water in place of soda, coffee, or tea. Drink hot lemonade and honey, herbal teas, and clear broth throughout the day. |
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