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September 16 - September 30, 2006 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 9/18 Clean Hands Week 2006: The Clean Hands Coalition is celebrating Clean Hands Week 2006, to remind people of the importance of washing their hands
Tue., 9/19 Hand Hygiene in Hospitals: Careful hand-washing in hospitals is the most important step in avoiding hospital-acquired infections.
Wed., 9/20 Alcohol-based Hand Rubs and Muslim Healthcare Workers: The W-H-O worked with scholars to convince Muslim healthcare workers that using alcohol based hand rubs on their skin did not conflict with the teachings of the Koran.
Thu., 9/21 Gloves vs. Bare Hands: Oklahoma scientists find out that food handled by gloved hands is not necessarily safer than food handled by bare hands.
Fri., 9/22 Wash to Ward Off Disease: To prevent colds, flu, diarrhea and other respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses, all you have to do is follow your grandmother’s advice.
Mon., 9/25 Designer Antimicrobials: New designer antimicrobial drugs represent a new way of thinking about the treatment of disease.
Tue., 9/26 Polyester Prevention: Scientists at DuPont are working on a way to extend the shelf-life of antimicrobial properties on protective surfaces.
Wed., 9/27 The Bone Maker: The dangerous pathogen staph aureus may some day help medical implants bind to bone more securely.
Thu., 9/28 Nuking the Biofilm: In the future, if doctors are faced with a highly drug-resistant biofilm, they may be able to blast it away with a radioactive molecule.
Fri., 9/29 Life in a Tarpit: An asphalt pit may be the last place we want to live, but some bacteria have adapted to life in the tar quite nicely.
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