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Mind-Set Matters – Exercise and the Placebo Effect (31)

January 12, 2013

This study is of interest because it evaluates scientifically how housekeeping's processes may impact our thinking and health, and vice versa. While it mentions the placebo effect, the effect might just be more complex and real than some suppose. This kind of research should rightly create buzz. Does cleaning provide exercise? Yes. Can this make us healthier? Yes – but the study also shows the importance of a positive attitude. The article makes the statement, “actual behavior did not change” between those who were told the value of exercise versus those who were not, but we submit that behaviors could have been subtlety affected – certainly attitude and behavior are intertwined.

Validation and Comparison of Three Adenosine Triphosphate Luminometers for Monitoring Hospital Surface Sanitization: a Rosetta Stone for Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Testing (32)

December 18, 2012

The application of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) luminometry for monitoring sanitized hospital surfaces is an evolving infection control practice. The goal of this study is to validate and compare 3 commercially available ATP luminometry, swab, rapid-test systems for use in hospital surface sanitization testing. Regulatory agencies may consider this a point-of-care laboratory test; it is therefore imperative that validation criteria are established.

Occupational Exposure to Cleaning Agents and Asthma in Women from the EGEA Study (35)

October 10, 2012

The deleterious role of cleaning products in work-related asthma has been suggested in recent studies. Researchers studied the relationship between asthma and occupational asthmagens, with a particular attention to cleaning agents, separately in men and women.

How IEQ Affects Health, Productivity (37)

August 30, 2012

This article estimates the nationwide improvements in health and productivity potentially attainable by providing better indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in U.S. buildings. Estimates include the potential reductions in three categories of health effects, the associated economic benefits, and the potential direct improvements in productivity not mediated through health.

Economic Impact of an Infection Control Education Program in a Specialized Preschool Setting (38)

August 28, 2012

Abstract Objective   To assess the economic impact, from a societal perspective, of a multidimensional infection control education program (ICEP) in a preschool for children with Down syndrome. Methods   Krilov et al implemented a comprehensive ICEP in a specialized preschool setting and reported a …