http://www.health-desk.net Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:29:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/25/are-cell-towers-safe/#comment-17 admin Wed, 14 May 2008 17:31:35 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/25/are-cell-towers-safe/#comment-17 Thanks for your comment. There are differing opinions on the health dangers of cell towers. However, since one wouldn't expect the Cancer Society to have nefarious motives, I used their information and quoted them :) Thanks for your comment. There are differing opinions on the health dangers of cell towers. However, since one wouldn’t expect the Cancer Society to have nefarious motives, I used their information and quoted them

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-16 Dirty Keyboard and How to Clean It | Health Desk Tue, 06 May 2008 18:31:29 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-16 [...] the same lines as germy handbags, here’s a post on disgusting keyboards and how to clean them (right away): A new UK study [...] […] the same lines as germy handbags, here’s a post on disgusting keyboards and how to clean them (right away): A new UK study […]

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/25/are-cell-towers-safe/#comment-15 Mary Margaret Moore Mon, 05 May 2008 22:56:59 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/25/are-cell-towers-safe/#comment-15 Nonsense! Who is paying you off? There is overwhelming evidence that EMF is extremely damaging. The studies you reference were deliberately done for short periods of time to mask the effects. It's like saying that people don't get lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for a week, therefore they won't get lung cancer after smoking for many years. Nonsense! Who is paying you off? There is overwhelming evidence that EMF is extremely damaging. The studies you reference were deliberately done for short periods of time to mask the effects. It’s like saying that people don’t get lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for a week, therefore they won’t get lung cancer after smoking for many years.

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-14 Hoopla - Entertainment Blog » Blog Archive » What to do with your dirty handbag (because trust me, it’s nasty) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:46:47 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-14 [...] it turns out, there’s more than just a little dirt there — everything from e-coli and salmonella to fecal contamination and vomit has been found on [...] […] it turns out, there’s more than just a little dirt there — everything from e-coli and salmonella to fecal contamination and vomit has been found on […]

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-13 Your Handbag Is Covered With Germs - MakeupTalk Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:52:11 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-13 [...] Your Handbag Is Covered With Germs Have you ever noticed the women who sit their handbags on public toilet floors? I myself hang mine on the door. But they go from there to putting their handbags on the kitchen or dining room table at home or at someone’s house. It happens way to much. So if you think about it, it’s not always the restaurant food that causes stomach distress. Sometimes what you don’t know will hurt you! This is an email my mom sent me about this subject. I thought it was worth sharing with all the people who come here and read the site: Mom got so upset when guests came in the door and plopped their handbags down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up food. She always said that handbags are really dirty, because of where they have been. It’s something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what’s inside our handbags, do you have any idea what’s on the outside? Women carry handbags everywhere; from the office to public toilets to the floor of the car. Most women won’t be caught without their handbags, but did you ever stop to think about where your handbag goes during the day. “I drive a school bus, so my handbag has been on the floor of the bus a lot,” says one woman. “On the floor of my car, and in toilets.” “I put my handbag in grocery shopping carts and on the floor of the toilet,” says another woman “and of course in my home which should be clean.” We decided to find out if handbags harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , and then we set out to test the average woman’s handbag. Most women told us they didn’t stop to think about what was on the bottom of their handbag. Most said at home they usually set their handbags on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn’t be surprised if their handbags were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out handbags are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the handbags tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the handbags could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five handbags tested positive for salmonella, and that’s not the worst of it. “There is fecal contamination on the handbags” says Amy. Leather or vinyl handbags tended to be cleaner than cloth handbags, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier handbags than those without, with one exception. The handbag of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. “Some type of feces, or possibly vomit” says Amy. So the moral of this story is that your handbag won’t kill you, but it does have the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your handbag at home and in toilets, and don’t put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop. Experts say you should think of your handbag the same way you would a pair of shoes. “If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that’s the same thing you’re doing when you put your handbag on the countertops” Your handbag has gone where individuals before you have sneezed, coughed, spat, urinated, emptied bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a handbag will help. Wash cloth handbags and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather handbags. Source [...] […] Your Handbag Is Covered With Germs Have you ever noticed the women who sit their handbags on public toilet floors? I myself hang mine on the door. But they go from there to putting their handbags on the kitchen or dining room table at home or at someone’s house. It happens way to much. So if you think about it, it’s not always the restaurant food that causes stomach distress. Sometimes what you don’t know will hurt you! This is an email my mom sent me about this subject. I thought it was worth sharing with all the people who come here and read the site: Mom got so upset when guests came in the door and plopped their handbags down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up food. She always said that handbags are really dirty, because of where they have been. It’s something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what’s inside our handbags, do you have any idea what’s on the outside? Women carry handbags everywhere; from the office to public toilets to the floor of the car. Most women won’t be caught without their handbags, but did you ever stop to think about where your handbag goes during the day. “I drive a school bus, so my handbag has been on the floor of the bus a lot,” says one woman. “On the floor of my car, and in toilets.” “I put my handbag in grocery shopping carts and on the floor of the toilet,” says another woman “and of course in my home which should be clean.” We decided to find out if handbags harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , and then we set out to test the average woman’s handbag. Most women told us they didn’t stop to think about what was on the bottom of their handbag. Most said at home they usually set their handbags on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn’t be surprised if their handbags were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out handbags are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the handbags tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the handbags could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five handbags tested positive for salmonella, and that’s not the worst of it. “There is fecal contamination on the handbags” says Amy. Leather or vinyl handbags tended to be cleaner than cloth handbags, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier handbags than those without, with one exception. The handbag of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. “Some type of feces, or possibly vomit” says Amy. So the moral of this story is that your handbag won’t kill you, but it does have the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your handbag at home and in toilets, and don’t put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop. Experts say you should think of your handbag the same way you would a pair of shoes. “If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that’s the same thing you’re doing when you put your handbag on the countertops” Your handbag has gone where individuals before you have sneezed, coughed, spat, urinated, emptied bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a handbag will help. Wash cloth handbags and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather handbags. Source […]

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-12 Great Handbag Care Product: Lovin My Bags Antibacterial Leather Cleaner Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:00:42 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/13/dirty-handbags/#comment-12 [...] Source article: Women’s Handbags High in Bacteria | Health Desk [...] […] Source article: Women’s Handbags High in Bacteria | Health Desk […]

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/14/battle-with-weight-loss/#comment-11 b12 shots for weight loss Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:17:06 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2008/02/14/battle-with-weight-loss/#comment-11 [...] What exactly is there purpose? lol. I get the shot like i'm told but I don'twww.phentermine.comThe Battle with Weight LossThe Battle with Weight Loss Are you one of ???those??? who have tried every diet out there, [...] […] What exactly is there purpose? lol. I get the shot like i’m told but I don’twww.phentermine.comThe Battle with Weight LossThe Battle with Weight Loss Are you one of ???those??? who have tried every diet out there, […]

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/luxury-bath/#comment-9 Kay Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:21 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/luxury-bath/#comment-9 This sounds so luxurious and wonderful - it makes me want to go home and take a bath right now! This sounds so luxurious and wonderful - it makes me want to go home and take a bath right now!

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/low-carb-diet/#comment-6 Kay Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:03:09 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/low-carb-diet/#comment-6 Low carb diets work better for me than any others. Remember to take vitamins while you're on it, since you're not getting everything you need while you're on the diet. Low carb diets work better for me than any others. Remember to take vitamins while you’re on it, since you’re not getting everything you need while you’re on the diet.

]]> http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/low-carb-diet/#comment-5 South Beach Diet » Healthy Low-Carb Diet Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:00:46 +0000 http://www.health-desk.net/2007/11/01/low-carb-diet/#comment-5 [...] About the Health Desk | Health Desk wrote an interesting post today on Healthy Low-Carb DietHere’s a quick excerpt A low-carbohydrate diet not only helps you lose weight, it is often used to help control blood sugar, blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. Atkins, South Beach, and Zone are all popular low … are some food suggestions to incorporate into a healthful low-carbohydrate diet. Protein (meat [...] […] About the Health Desk | Health Desk wrote an interesting post today on Healthy Low-Carb DietHere’s a quick excerpt A low-carbohydrate diet not only helps you lose weight, it is often used to help control blood sugar, blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. Atkins, South Beach, and Zone are all popular low … are some food suggestions to incorporate into a healthful low-carbohydrate diet. Protein (meat […]

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