Początek roku szkolnego to początek sezonu na infekcje i przeziębienia. Kontakt z rówieśnikami w szkole czy przedszkolu wiąże się ze stałą wymianą między dziećmi różnorodnej flory bakteryjnej, osłabiającej układ odpornościowy.

Wash your hands to stay healthy Whenever commercial breaks on TV become dominated by ads for cold and flu medications, it is a sure sign that autumn is near. This beautiful season brings not only Indian summer, chestnuts and colorful leaves, but also an increased...

Global Handwashing Day 15 October Despite many social actions and campaigns devoted to the so called “diseases of dirty hands”, we are still not sufficiently aware of the risks brought on by ignoring proper and regular hand hygiene. To underscore the importance of the...

Do not eat bacteria for desert Even small children know that one needs to wash one’s hands before eating. And while you may remember about this fact when sitting down to a dinner at home, you might no longer remember about this when reaching for a snack in your office...

Protect your child against the flu There are many ways to become infected. This is the reason why the flu is a disease which is rather difficult to guard against. This is especially true in the case of children, whose immune systems are much weaker than those of...

Swine flu how to protect ourselves from the A/H1N1 virus Beyond our eastern border, the dangerous A/H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu virus, is spreading.  Unfortunately, a case of infection has been also reported in Poland. It is, therefore, good to know what...