Update on 222nm Exposure and ACGIH Eye Exposure Safety

Research on 222 nm technology continues to expand and we would like to share a major breakthrough! In this article published by the Council for Optical Radiation Measurements, Holger Claus From Ushio America Inc. gives an excellent breakdown of both skin and eye TLVs and how they are applied in a real world application.

The results of this analysis demonstrate that 222 nm is safe for use in the general public setting and does not cause a risk to eye exposure radiation.

Read the full article starting on page 9 in the link here

Shift Workers Beware of Infections Risk!

In todays age, people are working around the clock, literally. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics roughly 7 million Americans work the night shift. With such a large nocturnal population, people should be aware of the additional susceptibility to the risk of infection. A new study published by the University of Cambridge found that the body clock affected the ability of viruses to replicate and speed between cells.

Infectious Disease Mortality Rates Have Flat Lined Since The 1950s - December 9, 2016

When mentioning the topic of infectious diseases and how they have affected the population over the last century, most people would be surprised to learn that the number of deaths caused by infectious disease is similar today to the number it was 60 years ago. According to a report recently published in the journal of the American Medical Association, infectious disease accounted for 5.4 percent of deaths from

C. diff Infections Cause Patient Cost and Mortality to Double

A recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact that C. diff infections have on the patient population. Utilizing data from a population-based cohort study among US adults, researchers found that that each year c. diff infections nearly double the patient cost and mortality chances.
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