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Tuesday, October 27, 2009Hand Sanitizer MisuseFOX NEWS REPORTS: Relying too much on popular hand cleaners could do you more harm than good.
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H1N1, Halloween, & Hand Sanitizer
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Boston Flu Prevention The City of Boston is well prepared to deal with H1N1 influenza and seasonal flu this fall, but people should be more cautious and informed about ways to prevent flu, city public health officials said Monday. Representatives from Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Public Schools spoke about the precautions the city is taking regarding H1N1 influenza at a hearing at Freedom House in Dorchester. City Councilor-At-Large John Connolly and City Councilor Charles Yancey of the Committee on Environment and Health and City Councilor Chuck Turner held the hearing. “We must take this very seriously,” Yancey said. “Far too many people in the city are not taking this seriously.” Barbara Ferrer, executive director of BPHC, said approximately 23,000 people have been infected with flu since the spring, and there have been five deaths from H1N1 out of 450 confirmed cases reported in the city of Boston. Swine flu, as opposed to seasonal flu, has a tendency to strike in young people, she said. “This is different from the patterns we usually see in seasonal flu,” she said. “For other flu, the ill and hospitalized are elderly. We see a lot of [sick] people that are younger.” In Boston, an estimated 11 percent of all adolescents contracted swine flu in the spring, Ferrer said. Children younger than 18 years old made up 64 percent of flu victims in the city. “Schools are particularly hard hit,” she said. “We closed 20 schools in the city because they weren’t able to operate safely.” The pandemic also appears to have a bigger impact on Hispanics and blacks, Ferrer said. Thirty-seven percent of all swine flu cases occurred in black people, although black people comprise only about 26 percent of Boston’s total population. One-third of all confirmed cases were seen in the Latino population. Overall, almost three-fourths of people hospitalized for the virus in Boston have been either black or Hispanic, Ferrer said. “In Boston, people who did end up being hospitalized, 50 had asthma, and residents of color are more likely to have asthma,” she said. She said although the flu has become more prevalent with fall, the City of Boston has thorough measures in place to handle any outbreak. “We are very well prepared for that,” she said. “We have been working for years, actually, on plans about what to do if there was an overwhelming number of people who needed to seek care at the same time.” Boston school officials said school policies have also changed, as fewer than half as many people are now seeking treatment as in spring. “Schools are encouraged to go about the business of education,” Carolyn Riley, senior director of Special Education for BPS, said in a NECN news video of the hearing. “School closings are not recommended.” To prevent flu, Ferrer encouraged people to wash hands frequently, cover their noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing and try to avoid close contact with others if possible, such as shaking hands and hugging. “It’s good to modify these activities when we are facing an outbreak,” she said. Director of the Infectious Disease Bureau Anita Barry offered advice for college students in an interview before the hearing. She said although the H1N1 vaccine currently isn’t largely available, students should seek it out as soon as it is. “The vaccine is slowly becoming available,” she said. “We expect there’ll be a larger amount [of vaccine production] sometime towards the end of November. But it’s important to remember that we recommend flu vaccination up until April.” Barry also said students should be careful when going to parties, where personal space is limited and people tend to share cups. “You need to make it some kind of a trend that everyone uses their own cups,” she said. “And if you aren’t feeling well, stay away from parties.” Harvard University freshman Ben Blatt, one of the few civilian attendees at the hearing, said he’s not too worried about the flu. “I haven’t gotten the flu shot or anything, although they offered it,” he said. “I’m not that terribly concerned.” Don't forget you can also use our Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer on a regular basis and decontaminate infected rooms in homes, schools, and offices with our Dephyze Decon 3D chemical decontamination that is completely safe after only four hours. No need to close schools or offices to remain safe from H1N1 and the other flu viruses. Labels: commercial cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection, school cleaning
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Monday, October 26, 2009Marta Writes About Hand Sanitizer "thanks to the pints of hand sanitizer we've used, (little) benji's flu shot and repeatedly knocking on wood, our boy is not sick. thank goodness. he is still smiling and chatting and climbing all over. so good to have a healthy happy person in this place." Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection
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H1N1 Swine Flu Declared A U.S. National Emergency As the United States reels from reportedly millions of Swine Flu cases, and more than 1000 deaths, U.S. President – Barack Obama – has declared swine flu a national emergency. This emergency declaration allows medical officials to temporarily bypass certain federal requirements in order to prevent the country’s health-care resources from being overburdened. It also gives the United States’ health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms off site in order to speed up treatment and protect non-infected patients. The declaration of this national swine flu emergency, was done on Friday night (October 23), and comes just days after U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned that swine flu vaccine demand was outstripping supply. As Americans wait for more vaccine doses, 46 of the 50 U.S. states have reported an early flu upsurge. The flu season typically peaks in January or February. Swine flu is now more prevalent than ever before in the U.S., and production delays have undercut the Government’s initial somewhat optimistic estimates that as many as 120,000,000 swine flu vaccine doses would be available by the middle of this month. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, so far, only 11,000,000 swine flu vaccine doses have gone out to doctors’ offices, health departments and health care providers across the U.S. Don't wait around for your vaccine. Take action now, and decontaminate the air in infected locations, rooms, ducts, and more, and use and effective alcohol-free hand sanitizer on a regular basis. Labels: decontamination, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection
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Friday, October 23, 2009Top 10 Best Ways To Prevent H1N1 Swine FluHere are our top 10 tips to boost your immunity, stay healthy, and prevent H1N1 Swine Flu this flu season.1. Optimize your vitamin D level. Labels: apartment cleaning, cleaning tips, commercial cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu, house cleaning
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009Tools Available to Help School Officials Combat Illness Absenteeism, Related Costs
Keeping schools clean and open has become a top priority of education officials across the country, especially amidst the spread of the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu"). Still, many school districts have been forced to close their doors and disinfect their buildings due to high illness absenteeism among faculty, staff and students. Examples include:
A 2008 survey conducted by Mercer for the workforce management company Kronos® revealed that a company with a $50 million payroll (i.e., 1,000 employees earning average annual salaries of $50,000 each) will spend $4.5 million annually — or 9 percent of payroll — on unplanned incidental and extended employee absences.  But there are ways to fight back.The easiest way for school officials to begin preparing for such an outbreak is by making Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer available to faculty, staff and students. An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer comes without the liability and risk concerns of alcohol-based hand sanitizers that prompted University of Michigan officials to ban it from dispensers on campus (details here). After installing wall-mounted dispensers, a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning needs to take place. That should, at a minimum, include the following:
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Friday, September 25, 2009Hand Sanitizer Among Homeland Security's Top 10 Tips for Employers in Fight Against H1N1 Flu
The Department of Homeland Security has developed the following 10 tips to help employers protect employees from H1N1 flu (a.k.a., "Swine Flu"). The recommendations below are part of the department's Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza: A Preparedness Guide for Small Business:
1. Develop policies that encourage ill workers to stay at home without fear of any reprisals. 2. Develop other flexible policies to allow workers to telecommute (if feasible) and create other leave policies to allow workers to stay home to care for sick family members or care for children if schools close. 3. Provide resources and a work environment that promotes personal hygiene. For example, provide tissues, no-touch trash cans, hand soap, hand sanitizer, disinfectants and disposable towels for workers to clean their work surfaces. 4. Provide education and training materials in an easy to understand format and in the appropriate language and literacy level for all employees. 5. Instruct employees who are well but who have an ill family member at home with the flu that they can go to work as usual. These employees should monitor their health every day, and notify their supervisor and stay home if they become ill. Employees who have a certain underlying medical condition or who are pregnant should promptly call their health care provider for advice if they become ill. 6. Encourage workers to obtain a seasonal influenza vaccine, if it is appropriate for them according to CDC recommendations. This helps to prevent illness from seasonal influenza strains that may circulate at the same time as the 2009 H1N1 flu. 7. Encourage employees to get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available (expected in October) if they are in a priority group according to CDC recommendations. Consider granting employees time off from work to get vaccinated when the vaccine is available in your community. 8. Provide workers with up-to-date information on influenza risk factors , protective behaviors, and instruction on proper behaviors (for example, cough etiquette; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth; and hand hygiene). 9. Plan to implement practices to minimize face-to-face contact between workers if advised by the local health department. Consider the use of such strategies as extended use of e-mail, websites and teleconferences, encouraging flexible work arrangements (for example, telecommuting or flexible work hours) to reduce the number of workers who must be at the work site at the same time or in one specific location. 10. If an employee does become sick while at work , place the employee in a separate room or area until they can go home, away from other workers. If the employee needs to go into a common area prior to leaving, he or she should cover coughs/sneezes with a tissue or wear a face mask if available and tolerable. Ask the employee to go home as soon as possible. If something in item #3 above jumped out at you, perhaps you need to get your hands on an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Perhaps, you need Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. If you're a mobile employee or employ people who travel a lot, you might want to purchase our hand sanitizer in convenient, 1.7-oz. travel-size dispensers like the ones shown above. Each provides 125 applications. [Note: Compare that to only 39 applications from a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based gels.] If you need wall-mounted dispensers for your office, warehouse or other work area(s), you can purchase wall-mounted dispensers (right) that deliver a whopping 2,375 applications per bladder. Does CLEANpHIRST work as well as the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers? And how! CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to only 10 seconds for alcohol-based products. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here. Labels: c diff clostridium difficile, cleaning tips, cleanphirst, commercial cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus
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Six-Month Supply of Hand Sanitizer Now Only $30 Right now, CLEANpHIRST™ is offering a six-month supply of Alcohol-Free Foan Hand Sanitizer for only $30, and that includes free shipping on orders shipped to customers anywhere in the continental United States. When you order, you'll receive six 1.7-oz. dispensers of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, each of which provides 125 applications. That’s 750 applications in all — enough to last a person almost six months at a rate of 5 applications per day. [Note: Compare that to what you get from six 2-oz. dispensers of the leading alcohol-based gels (i.e., 39 applications per dispenser x six = 234 applications.)]
Does Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer work as well as the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers? And how! Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here. Labels: c diff clostridium difficile, cleaning tips, decontamination, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, Prevent Flu Infection
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Dentists Rarely Use Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer If you're like most Americans, the only person you allow to stick fingers inside your mouth on a regular basis is your dentist. Amidst fears of an H1N1 (a.k.a., "Swine Flu") pandemic, I thought it might be interesting to share the results of a survey in which 352 dentists were asked what they did with their hands before sticking them inside their patients.Published in the July 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association, the survey produced one result in particular that made me stand up and take notice: 71 percent of general practice dentists never or almost never disinfected with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Forever the optimists, I would like to think that all of the dentists who "almost never disinfected with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer" are using Aloe Up® Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Of course, they're not -- yet. But give it time. Give it time.If you're a dentist who's tired of alcohol-based hand sanitizer irritating your skin, order a six-pack of Aloe Up® for only $30 and we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free!If you know a dentist and want to make sure he's keeping his hands clean BEFORE they go in your mouth, order a supply of Aloe Up® for yourself.To learn more about Aloe Up® Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here. And hurry! Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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Monday, September 21, 2009You Wash Your Hands, But Does Everyone Else?
How would you answer the question, “Did you wash your hands after using the restroom?” If you’re like most people, your answer to that question would be, “Yes.” But do most people tell the truth? It doesn’t appear that way, according to a University of Minnesota Hand Washing Study conducted at the 2004 Minnesota State Fair.
Discrete observations of hundreds of people during three events held on the fairgrounds revealed that average observed hand washing was 64 percent, 65 percent and 75 percent among females and only 30 percent, 39 percent and 51 percent among males at the three events, respectively (Figure 1). MN State Fair Handwashing Study Graphic 1  Overall, average observed hand washing rates were higher for adults than for youths (Figure 2). However, female youths had the highest average observed hand washing rate of the four groups observed (66 percent), followed by adults males (53 percent), adult females (50 percent), and male youths (18 percent). MN State Fair Handwashing Study Graphic 2  Hand rinsing was observed at about a three times higher rate in males than in females, while females were more often observed leaving without either hand washing or hand rinsing. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of observed adult females did not perform hand washing or hand rinsing compared to 22 percent of female youths, 18 percent of male youths, and 6 percent of adult males. So what’s the take-home message of the Minnesota State Fair study? In our opinion, it’s simple: If you plan to have any contact with human beings during a 24-hour period and you want to protect yourself as much as possible from the bacteria, germs and viruses you might encounter as a result of that contact, you should keep a bottle of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer featuring DepHyze™ technology within reach. Offering unprecedented Log 5 efficacy, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of any of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers products on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate). It does so through the use of a key ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK) has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package which allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate Best of all, it does it in a manner that’s safe, effective, non-toxic and environmentally-friendly. Labels: dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection
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Friday, September 18, 2009No Product Shortages Expected at CLEANpHIRST
Orders of hand sanitizer products may almost triple in the coming months if a new outbreak of swine flu sweeps the U.S., according one industry professional cited in a Bloomberg report today. While some of the leading manufacturers of alcohol-based product are said to be six weeks behind on production, we're reassuring worried consumers by telling them we do not anticipate any shortages of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer at CLEANpHIRST™.
 Our not-so-bold prediction should come as good news to most Americans, especially those people in search of an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) -- in search of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.Available in convenient, travel-sized dispensers (above left) and in wall-mounted dispensers (below right), Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer meets a variety of needs while providing up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin -- compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products. The only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, CLEANpHIRST™ is also economical. A 1.7-oz. dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer provides 125 applications while a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based brand delivers only 39, meaning you won’t have to buy hand sanitizer as often.  In place of alcohol, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. According to people like the Michigan State Fire Marshal and officials at the University of Michigan, it's safer than alcohol-based products, too.Perhaps best of all, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, Prevent Flu Infection
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Doctors: Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer DangerousIf you believe alcohol-based hand sanitizer is your only viable option when it comes to trying to prevent yourself and your loved ones from contracting potentially-deadly viruses, you might want to listen to a group of doctors and reconsider your options. Among the doctors’ warnings contained in the video are the following:
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers products on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), and is three times more effective than the leading brands against Norovirus. In fact, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of Norovirus. It achieves such high levels of effectiveness through the use of a key ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), that was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. Labels: c diff clostridium difficile, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, Prevent Flu Infection
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Alcohol, Superbugs More Dangerous Than GunsThe new CLEANpHIRST™ video above offers a lot of valuable information for parents and school officials as they begin the 2009-2010 school year. For instance:
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Thursday, September 17, 2009Expert: Airline Workers May Spread H1N1
Reuters just broke a story under the headline, Airline workers may spread H1N1, expert says. All the more reason for airline executives and employees as well as frequent fliers to be equipped with Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in convenient, travel-sized, 1.7-oz. dispensers.
For more details, read this just-published post: Travel-Size Hand Sanitizer Rescues Airline Industry Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection
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Travel-Size Hand Sanitizer Rescues Airline IndustryAs fears of an H1N1 (a.k.a., "Swine Flu") pandemic rise, some in the airline industry are reportedly afraid of losing highly-profitable first-class fliers to charter services, according to an article published today. At the same time, many frequent fliers cannot afford charter travel. Regardless of where you find yourself in this equation, CLEANpHIRST™ stands ready to rescue the airline industry with Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in convenient, travel-sized, 1.7-oz. dispensers.CLEANpHIRST™ is the only hand sanitizer on the market proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., "The Cruise Ship Virus"), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and other densely-populated environments. In addition:
MARCHING ORDERSNow that you know the facts, here are your marching orders:
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Crowds, Compromised Hygiene Increase Your Risks
"Any environment in which people are crowded together with compromised hygiene carries a heightened risk." That opinion, offered by Dr. Dean Blumberg, appeared today in a U.S. News & World Report article, Swine Flu Loves a Crowd.
Blumberg, an associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California-Davis Children's Hospital, went on to describe that type of environment as follows: "It's when people don't have access to hand washing or shower facilities." Ever find yourself in a heightened-risk environment without access to hand washing or shower facilities? Below are five reasons why you should take steps to lower your risk with Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer from CLEANpHIRST™:  1. Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). 2. Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus. 3. The active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. 4. Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin, and that compares to alcohol, the active ingredient in the 21-year-old technology of the leading products, which evaporates from the skin within 10 seconds of application. 5. Unlike the leading alcohol-based products, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer has not had tight new restrictions placed on it by state fire marshals and, in turn, at places like the University of Michigan. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here. And remember: When you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Prevent Flu Infection
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009New Product for Wrestlers Set to Hit Market The new product, Take Down Alcohol-Free Skin Sanitizer, was developed especially for wrestlers and stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based skin sanitizer products. Take Down not only kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based skin sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also effective against MRSA and E. coli. In addition, it's the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus, and the active ingredient in TD (benzalkonium chloride) has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. Unlike other skin sanitizer products containing BZK, Take Down maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that evaporates within 10-15 seconds, dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Take Down and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make wrestling a "cleaner" sport for everyone. ~ FREE OFFER GUIDELINES ~ Are you the coach or manager of a high school or college wrestling program in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free sample of Take Down? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Skin Sanitizer” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message:
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Monday, September 14, 2009Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Advice Outdated
In almost every recent news story about combating the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu"), a health care professional (a.k.a., "the expert") is interviewed and asked to offer advice. In turn, the expert offers little more than a recap of CDC guidelines, including the recommendation that alcohol-based hand sanitizer should be used when soap and water is not available. While everyone at CLEANpHIRST™ agrees with the soap-and-water part, we take issue with the advice to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
 Why? Because that recommendation is not based on the latest scientific data. Instead, it stems from the CDC's own failure to develop/select a sporicidal protocol for measuring the effectiveness of the alcohol-free foam hand sanitizer available from CLEANpHIRST™.If the CDC would develop and/or select a sporicidal protocol for measuring the effectiveness of hand sanitizer, they would find Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer more effective than the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizer products in several ways. For instance, they would find hand sanitizer to be an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). Furthermore, they would find the following statements to be true:
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Friday, September 11, 2009Plenty of Reasons to Keep Hand Sanitizer Handy
Are you one of those people who doesn't think he needs to keep hand sanitizer handy (i.e., in your coat pocket, in your car or at your workplace)? If so, I ask you to reconsider by examining events that might take place in a relatively typical week in the life of an American:
As you might imagine, I could provide hundreds of other examples of daily activities that warrant keeping hand sanitizer handy. I cannot, however, provide more than one recommendation of a hand sanitizer best able to meet your needs: Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). Plus, it's the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus. Perhaps best of all, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. Make sure you have enough CLEANpHIRST for everyone in your family. When you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! To order, click here. Labels: child care cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009Building Owners, Managers Alert: Michigan Fire Marshal Says ‘No’ to Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
A recent decision by officials at the University of Michigan should prompt others who own and manage work and living spaces -- both in academia and elsewhere -- to reconsider their policies when it comes to installation of alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers in their facilities at Ann Arbor and several regional campuses.
 University officials placed tight new restrictions on the installation of such dispensers in an Aug. 20 memo distributed throughout the university. The restrictions are based largely on a state fire marshal’s bulletin limiting where alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers can be placed because of liability and risk management concerns about the product’s flammability.The new guidelines were, according to the memo, issued jointly by the university's Office of Emergency Preparedness, the chief health officer, Operational Safety and Community Health, Fire Safety Services and the Office of Risk Management. Perhaps, that's a signal to building owners and property managers everywhere that they should reconsider their own policies regarding hand sanitizer dispensers.  In the same memo, university officials recommended procurement officials purchase hand sanitizer dispensers containing benzalkonium chloride (BZK) instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Though they didn't recommend it by name, they basically directed their purchasing officials to purchase Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in wall-mounted dispensers.The active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST,BZK, has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, however,CLEANpHIRST maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. What else makes CLEANpHIRST so special? Unlike the leading alcohol-based products whose active ingredient, alcohol, evaporates within 10 seconds of application, CLEANpHIRST protects your skin for 30 minutes after application. As a result, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of those leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. Do you own, operate or manage buildings in which people live or work? If so, it's time to visit http://CLEANpHIRST.com and order safe and effective CLEANpHIRST Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in wall-mounted dispensers for your buildings. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus
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H1N1 Outbreak at Minnesota State Fair No Surprise
It shouldn't come as any surprise to folks in Minnesota that, according to this report, there's been a reported outbreak of the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu") at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair. Wanna know why? Read this post about a study conducted at the fairgrounds 5 years ago, then order some Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer -- and quickly!
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College Students Need Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer
"Many students say they routinely wash their hands," said Douglas Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University. "But even in an outbreak situation, many students simply don't."
In February 2006, Powell and two colleagues -- Ben Chapman, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, and research assistant Brae Surgeoner -- observed hand sanitation behavior during an outbreak. What was thought to have been Norovirus sickened nearly 340 students at the University of Guelph in Canada. Hand sanitation stations and informational posters were stationed at the entrance to a residence hall cafeteria, where the potential for cross-contamination was high. The researchers observed that even during a high-profile outbreak, students followed recommended hand hygiene procedures just 17 percent of the time. In a self-reported survey after the outbreak had subsided, 83 of 100 students surveyed said they always followed proper hand hygiene but estimated that less than half of their peers did the same. Most college students surveyed perceived at least one barrier to following recommended procedures for good hand hygiene: More than 90 percent cited the lack of soap, paper towels or hand sanitizer. Don't let your college student fall into that trap. Order him or her a supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer from CLEANpHIRST™. In addition to being the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. CLEANpHIRST not only kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s active ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. Again, order a supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for your student. You'll be glad you did, and your child might (emphasis added) even thank you for it. Source Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus, school cleaning
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2,000 Cases of Swine Flu at Washington State?
Unbelievable! According to a report in the San Jose Mercury News, more than 2,000 Washington State University students have been sickened by the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu") during the first two weeks of fall semester classes. Makes me wonder what kind of cleaning products and hand sanitizers the folks at WSU are using. After all, I haven't heard reports like those out of Pullman, Wash., from any of the schools using products manufactured by Tionicon and available from CLEANpHIRST™. I'm just saying...hmmm?
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Texas School District Takes Proactive Stance, Removes Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
Amidst reports of teens drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer to get drunk, officials with the West Independent School District in Waco, Texas, opted to be proactive and remove the products from the district's schools, according to a report today on the web site of ABC affiliate KXXV-TV 25.
 What should a school district use as a replacement? Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer from CLEANpHIRST™. Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Not only does it kill well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. If you attend or work at a school where alcohol-based hand sanitizer is still used, tell the people who make purchasing decisions at your school to contact CLEANpHIRST™ for more information about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Labels: cleaning sports equipment, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, school cleaning
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009Saint Louis-Area Firm Offers Free Hand Sanitizer to Child Care Providers Across the United States At St. Louis-based CLEANpHIRST™, we are so convinced that people will love Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer if they simply give it a try, we’re willing to give away free wall-mounted dispensers of the product to the first 100 people who contact us on behalf of a child care facility they own or operate in the continental United States [See "FREE OFFER GUIDELINES" at end of post]. The package we provide will include a wall-mounted dispenser and approximately 2,375 applications of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, a product that stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. What makes Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer so special? In part, it’s the fact that Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make caring for children easier for you. ~ FREE OFFER GUIDELINES ~ Are you the owner or operator of a child care facility located in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free wall-mounted dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for use in your facility? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Wall-Mount Dispenser” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message: Name of Owner/Operator/Manager Name of Child Care Facility Physical Address City State Zip Code State license number for your facility Best Phone Number to Reach You Best E-mail Address to Reach You (if different from the one you use) Please know that none of the information you supply will be shared with any third parties outside of the parcel delivery service we use to ship the product to you. Labels: child care cleaning, commercial cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus
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You Should Use Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer If…
You should be using alcohol-free hand sanitizer on a regular basis…
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. As a special bonus when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day. Click here to order your personal supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, school cleaning
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You Can’t Afford to Leave Well(ness) Enough Alone One approach to running a business involves encouraging employees to get healthy if they’re not already and to stay healthy. It’s called wellness and many companies think they’re doing enough. With concerns about a Swine Flu outbreak hitting this fall, businesses can’t afford to leave well(ness) enough alone.Advocates of corporate wellness programs often cite the adage, “A healthy employee is a happy employee,” and it’s not uncommon to hear phrases such as “increased productivity,” “high return on investment,” and “more affordable health insurance premiums” during a conversation on the subject. Their programs address diet, exercise and the need for regular medical checkups. Unfortunately, however, many corporate wellness program directors fail to address environmental factors. And the results of such an omission can be hazardous to a company’s health (a.k.a., “bottom line”). Frequent and regular cleaning of the corporate environment must take place as part of every corporate wellness program — but not with bleach or other decades-old cleaning products that are ineffective against today’s crop of bacteria, germs and viruses. Instead, the cleaning effort must involve the most-effective cleaning solutions available. CLEANpHIRST™ offers those solutions in a new class of cleaning products, several of which deliver up to “7 log” efficacy (99.99999 percent kill rate) against even the worst bacteria, mold, mildew and viruses. In short, they perform at levels of effectiveness thousands of times greater than the products you’re probably using now. [Note: You might want to check the labels of the products you keep in your supply area. More than likely, they offer only 99.9% to 99.99% efficacy. Not enough.] The average American worker misses 5.3 days each year due to illness, according to recent reports, and that number is likely to increase if a Swine Flu outbreak materializes as many experts predict it will. Don’t put yourself in the position of knowing you could have done more to help your company stay well this fall. Contact CLEANpHIRST™. Labels: cleanphirst, commercial cleaning, H1N1 Swine Flu
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Survey: Most Americans Preparing for Swine Flu
While only 1 in 10 Americans surveyed claimed to be very worried about H1N1 flu (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), 93 percent are taking or planning to take at least one action to guard against this new flu, according to results of a recent American Red Cross poll made public in a news release this morning. Arguably the best actions Americans can take, however, is a thorough, top-to-bottom cleaning of their homes, schools, athletic facilities and workplaces using products containing DepHyze™ cleaning technology.
Available in products from CLEANpHIRST™, DepHyze™ technology was developed from a base formula originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories as a solution to the military’s need to neutralize chemical and biological weapons. Subsequent to the first Gulf War, SNL commercially licensed the formula to private-sector companies, including Aurora, Colo.-based Tionicon™. Charlie Talley, the lead chemist for Tionicon™, was one of the first scientists to understand the potential of the base formula and conducted a decade’s worth of research to prove its capability for numerous commercial applications. Those capabilities, as offered in one of the company’s premier products, DepHyze™ Decon 3D, include the following:
To learn more about them and/or to order some for use in your home, office, school or athletic facility, click here. Labels: carpet cleaning, cleaning sports equipment, cleanphirst, commercial cleaning, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, house cleaning, laundry detergent, school cleaning
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CDC: Half of Americans Likely to Catch Swine Flu
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams aired a report last night that contained a dire prediction from the Centers for Disease Control: Half of the U.S. population is likely to contract the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”). For some 30,000 to 90,000 Americans, it’s expected to be deadly, according to the report below by Robert Bazell.
Are you doing everything possible to keep your home, school, workplace or other location clean, safe and disinfected? The answer is “No” if you’re not using products from CLEANpHIRST™. To learn more about the entirely new class of cleaning products available to help Americans combat Swine Flu and other highly-contagious bugs, click here Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, house cleaning, school cleaning
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Video Highlights Dangers of ‘Superbugs’
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a potentially-deadlly “superbug” that has become more and more difficult to treat, according to Dr. Monna Khanna, a consulting physician at icyou.com. Why? Because it has migrated from the places where it once occurred (i.e., hospitals) and out into the community.
In the video below, Dr. Khanna explains that members of the general public can take preventative measures to stop the spread of this bacteria by avoiding skin-to-skin contact, covering cuts and scrapes, and washing your hands frequently with soap and water. Something she didn’t mention, however, is that a new class of cleaning products is now available to people responsible for keeping health care facilities, schools, athletic facilities and other locations clean. Among those products are an ultra-powerful disinfectant, a one-step cleaner, a cold-water laundry detergent, carpet cleaner and alcohol-free hand sanitizer. To learn more about the arsenal of products available to battle Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA as well as H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), Norovirus, Chlostridium difficile (a.k.a., “C diff“) and other bugs, visit CLEANpHIRST™ today. Labels: c diff clostridium difficile, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus
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Hand Sanitizer ‘Favored’ at Baby Shower
Reports like this one include warnings that pregnant women are most-susceptible to needing hospitalization after contracting the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”). Apparently, people are taking those warnings to heart.
Recently, a Maryland mom read a positive review about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in a post on the Frugal Catholic Mommy blog. A short time later, she ordered 50 bottles to give away as favors to people who will be attending her pregnant germophobic daughter’s baby shower. Great idea! To order a supply of Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer as favors for your baby shower or other special event, click here. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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Swine Flu Puts 55 Million Children at Risk
Under the headline, Swine Flu: The Next Wave, The Wall Street Journal reported today that 55 million children are heading back to school in the next few weeks amidst growing concerns that the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) will spread even further than it already has.
After you read the WSJ article, I recommend you read some of the school-related posts published on this blog. These posts cover topics ranging from loopholes in zero-tolerance policies on alcohol and dangerous school supplies to observations about alcohol and “superbugs” posing greater threats than guns on school campuses and several subjects in between. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, school cleaning
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Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer Proven Effective in Study Involving 769 Elementary School Students
A 5-week study involving 769 elementary school students determined that the use of alcohol-free hand sanitizer by those students resulted in them being 33% less likely to have been absent due to illness.
The study, supported by an Orange County (Calif.) School Nurses Organization Health Promotion Grant, also found that use of the alcohol-free hand sanitizer optimizes student attendance with minimal detraction from instruction time. Furthermore, it revealed that, when standard hand washing facilities are not available or readily accessible, an efficacious alcohol-free hand sanitizer can be used in the school setting. When it comes to alcohol-free hand sanitizers, none perform better than Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Available from CLEANpHIRST™, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. Does it help against Swine Flu? Benzalkonium chloride (BZK), the active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST, has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizers which contain BZK, CLEANpHIRST maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, the active ingredient found in the leading brands of hand sanitizer that dries out the skin, causes painful irritation that lasts for days and, with repeated use, can damage the skin. You can learn more about the differences between hand sanitizer products in these posts or, if you only have time to read one post, check out this one that features a group of doctors in a video worth watching. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and the entire line of CLEANpHIRST™ products, click here. [Editor's Note: The results of this study undergird the findings of an earlier study, the results of which were highlighted in the post, Study: BZK-Based Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer Slashes Illness Absenteeism in Elementary School.] Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus, school cleaning
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Changes Since 1988: Speed, Mileage, Hand Sanitizer
Flashback to 1988, and you’ll be surprised by the many changes that have taken place in our world since then. For instance:
As the world waits anxiously for an expected outbreak of H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) this fall, perhaps one of the most-important changes is evident in the fact that consumers now have available to them an extremely safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers in the form of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. But does it help against Swine Flu? Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. Again, CLEANpHIRST Foam Hand Sanitizer DOES NOT CONTAIN ALCOHOL like its 21-year-old predecessors do. Why? Because it dries the hands, causes painful irritation that lasts for days and, with repeated use, can damage the skin. You can learn more about the differences between hand sanitizer products in these posts or, if you only have time to read one post, check out this one that features a group of doctors in a video worth watching. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and the entire line of CLEANpHIRST™ products, click here. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus
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New Motto for Fall: ‘Don’t Sneeze On Me!’ Recent news accounts of health care-focused town hall meetings have, on occasion, shown people waving the Gadsden flag (right), prominent in our nation’s early history for bearing the message, “Don’t Tread on Me!” In light of the expected arrival of the H1N1 influenza (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) this fall, many Americans might want to start waving flags that bear the message, “Don’t Sneeze On Me!” Why? Because they hope to prevent themselves from contracting the potentially-deadly flu expected to arrive this fall.During the course of an ordinary day, it’s almost impossible to avoid picking up bacteria, germs and viruses from other people. After all, you shake hands with them, you touch door handles they’ve touched and you share space with them at home, at work and at school. Sometimes, you don’t know whether or not the person with whom you shook hands has recently sneezed, coughed or walked out of the restroom without washing his hands first! Gross! To reduce the chances of you becoming victimized by exchanges like those described above, follow a regimen of regular washing with soap and water and, when soap and water isn’t available, use Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer from CLEANpHIRST™. Read all about this product in these posts. To order some for yourself, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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100-Proof Whiskey Shares Much in Common With Leading Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Brands News outlets around the world carried the story this week of Russian soccer coach Alexander Shprygin and the advice he gave his team’s fans for protecting themselves from the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu’) as they travel to Wales for next month’s World Cup qualifier: “We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whiskey as a form of disinfection.” That kind of advice raised two questions in the minds of staffers at CLEANpHIRST™:
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File This State Fair Story Under ‘Man Bites Dog’ Hand washing stations have become a fixture at county and state fairs across the country in the past decade to protect fairgoers from animal-borne illnesses such as E.coli. This year, however, fairgoers in some states are being asked to wash their hands for another reason: to help protect pigs from a human-borne illness — specifically the novel H1N1 “Swine Flu” currently circulating in the human population.That’s the case in North Carolina where State Veterinarian Dr. David Marshall offered advice to fairgoers in a news release Tuesday. He’s advising people who exhibit any flu-like symptoms to stay home from the fair. If they come anyway, he’s asking that they stay away from the animal exhibits. Furthermore, he’s imploring all fairgoers to practice good hygiene by washing hands before and after entering livestock areas and before eating. If you raise pigs, work around pigs or simply live like a pig (that, of course, is subject to interpretation), try Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, a product that works great when handwashing with soap and water isn’t available. What makes it so great? It kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is three times more effective than the leading alcohol-based brands against Norovirus. Further still, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of the virus. Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or make a purchase, click here. Photo credit at top: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicanerii/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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Hand Hygiene, Masks Effective Against Flu Virus
Hand hygiene and face masks seem to prevent household transmission of influenza virus when implemented within 36 hours of index patient symptom onset, according to the findings of a study published in the upcoming Oct. 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
The findings, from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, suggest that nonpharmaceutical interventions (i.e., hand washing with soap and water and the use of hand sanitizer) are important for mitigation of pandemic and interpandemic influenza, too. Not surprisingly, the Centers for Disease Control-funded study included the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer instead of the more-effective alcohol-free variety (i.e., Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer). To learn more about the effectiveness of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, read Scientific Advances Result in Hand Sanitizer Option, a post published on this blog yesterday. Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer
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Consumer Reports Errs in Swine Flu Packing List!
As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 (”Swine Flu”), as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from Consumer Reports claims to be aimed at helping households prepare for, prevent and treat cold and flu symptoms safely and effectively. It even includes recommendations for what to pack in an emergency kit for a flu outbreak. Unfortunately, the venerable magazine made a mistake in its recommendations highlighted in a news release this morning.
Under the subhead, “How to Prepare a Swine Flu Emergency Kit,” the magazine’s editors advise consumers to pack an emergency kit in advance in case the second wave of Swine Flu is severe enough to warrant home confinement. That list includes the following items with the error-laden entry appearing in red:
Why? Because it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is three times more effective than the leading alcohol-based brands against Norovirus. Further still, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of the virus. Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or make a purchase, click here. [Editor's Note: If you're Joel Keehn, senior editor at Consumer Reports, drop us a note, and we'll send you a free sample or two to test.] Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus
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Could Flu’s Impact on Jail Inmates Be Reduced?
A Superior Court judge ruled last week that there is legal justification to keep the Central Men’s Jail under medical quarantine – at least for a couple of days – to control a swine flu outbreak, according to an Orange County Register report. Rather than contend with quarantines, officials at the Los Angeles-area jail — and others around the country — might want to turn to CLEANpHIRST™ for help in keeping the jail clean and minimizing the impact of the H1N1 virus known as “Swine Flu.”
CLEANpHIRST™ is an authorized reseller of DepHyze™ Decon 3D, a one-step cleaner and disinfectant that could help jail officials across the nation reduce the impact of the virus expected to erupt this fall. DepHyze™ Decon 3D was determined by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories to be highly effective at complete inactivation of the swine influenza A, H1N1 virus. Referred to in this report by its generic name, “Sandia DF200D,” DepHyze™ Decon 3D is available today from CLEANpHIRST™. To learn more about DepHyze™ Decon 3D and its sister products, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu
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Survey: 58 Percent Concerned Swine Flu Will Become ‘More Serious Problem in the Fall’
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Americans are at least somewhat concerned that Swine Flu will become a more serious problem in the fall with the arrival of the traditional flu season, according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey released Friday. Fortunately, CLEANpHIRST™ offers cleaning and disinfectant solutions that can help allay some Swine Flu-related fears through the effective treatment of surfaces in homes, hospitals, schools and other settings where the H1N1 virus is not welcome.
One of those products, DepHyze™ Decon 3D, was determined by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories to be highly effective at complete inactivation of the swine influenza A, H1N1 virus. Referred to in this report by its generic name, “Sandia DF200D,” DepHyze™ Decon 3D is available today from CLEANpHIRST™. To learn more about it, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu
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Doctors’ Concerns About Swine Flu Growing A new national study, conducted among 670 physicians and measuring perceptions regarding the H1N1 Swine Flu, revealed that doctors’ level of concern has steadily increased over the past month. Fortunately, CLEANpHIRST™ offers cleaning and disinfectant solutions that can help allay some Swine Flu-related fears through the effective treatment of surfaces in homes, hospitals, schools and other settings where the H1N1 virus is not welcome.One of those products, DepHyze™ Decon 3D, was determined by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories to be highly effective at complete inactivation of the swine influenza A, H1N1 virus. Referred to in this report by its generic name, “Sandia DF200D,” DepHyze™ Decon 3D is available today from CLEANpHIRST™. To learn more about it, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, dephyze, H1N1 Swine Flu, hospital cleaning, house cleaning, school cleaning
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Scientific Advances Result in Hand Sanitizer Option
Imagine what the world would be like if, long ago, medical researchers stopped looking for new cures and innovations:
 Fortunately, a number of great scientific advances have been made:
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). Three times more effective than the leading alcohol-based brands against Norovirus, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of the virus. Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or make a purchase, click here. Labels: cleanphirst, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, Norovirus
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