Avoid
swallowing ‘bacteria’ from pool water in summer
Love to take that evening dip in the
neighbourhood swimming pool in this frying summer? Go take one but beware of
swallowing pool water as this may be abound with bacteria and parasites. And do
not go by the smell of chlorine as it does not mean that it is devoid of
bacteria and dirt.
‘That smell is actually chloramines, a
substance that results from a mix of chlorine and bacteria, urine and sweat. A
really healthy and clean pool would not have an odour at all,’ Christopher Ohl,
a professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North
Carolina, was quoted as saying. The bacteria in the pool make things worse for
kids.
‘Warm, shallow water and kids in swim diapers
can create a perfect breeding ground for water-borne infections, even though
the water is chlorinated,’ she warned. Kids who have recently had any
gastrointestinal illness should be kept away from water. Harmful germs such as
E coli bacteria and parasites cryptosporidium and giardia spread when there is
not enough chlorine in the pool or the pH levels are too low. People may get
infections such as diarrhoea, stomach cramps, weight loss, nausea, vomiting and
dehydration.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
08.05.2014
Coming soon
— the touchless toilet which will keep you germ-free
The perfect restroom addition to anyone worried about germs,
the latest Kohler toilet flushes with a simple wave of the hand. Available as a
complete toilet or as a do-it-yourself kit for enhancing your existing flush
system, it does away with the light beam sensors that are becoming commonplace
in public conveniences in favor of something rather more refined and high-tech:
electromagnetic sensing.
Conventional automated conveniences flush when a light beam
is broken. That’s great in theory, but in practice it means that a slight
movement while seated is enough to trigger the flush. With Kohler’s system,
holding a hand directly above the sensor interrupts a projected electromagnetic
field instead, and that interference is what activates the flush. The whole thing
is powered by 4 AA-sized batteries that should last for up to a year.
Kohler says that it was motivated to develop the technology in response to
its customers’ growing concerns about hygiene in the home, and particularly in
the bathroom.
‘Homeowners are of course worried about the hygiene and
health of their family members, and the toilet trip lever is an obvious area of
hygienic concern,’ said Brian Hedlund, marketing manager of Kohler toilets and
bidets. ‘In a recent study of 800 U.S. consumers, we found that 51 percent of
people surveyed are paranoid about germs in the bathroom. When looking at that
same sample group but focusing on moms with children, that number jumps up to
65 percent.’
Kohler hasn’t confirmed pricing for the toilet with the
technology integrated, but the touchless flush kit for adapting an existing
system will cost $99 when it goes on sale later this year. And, apart from
changing the batteries when they run out of juice, the system requires no other
maintenance.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
08.05.2014
That man is
success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much
Robert
Louis Stevenson
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