ple’s noses because it adheres to proteins found in the nose; Triclosan promoted this adhesion. The study adds to a growing body of evi-dence that has cast doubt on the benefits of using Triclosan, including research that “shows the chemical interferes with hor-mone levels in lab animals and contributes to antibiotic resistance.” California Cleaning Contra-ctor Cited For Wage Theft California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su issued citations totaling more than $350,000 against California Office Maintenance Inc. for multiple wage theft violations, according to SyS-Con. The investigation resulted in assess-ments of “$336,103 for unpaid wages and premiums, and $33,150 in penalties” for wage theft violations that affected more than 100 janitorial workers over a three year period. “Janitorial workers often work in build-ings after they are closed to others. This makes it even more important that we enforce basic labor laws for the benefit of these hardworking men and women, and for honest businesses in the janitorial industry that should not have to compete against scofflaws. The practice of using workers who are off the books, or paying a married couple as if they are one person but doing the work of two, is illegal,” Labor Commissioner Su said in the article. The Labor Commissioner’s investiga-tion into California Office Maintenance Inc. began after three former employees filed wage claims. Report: One In 25 Hospital Patients Suffer From HAIs A new study indicated that roughly one in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals acquired an infection there in 2011, according to CNN. Patients acquired more than 700,000 infections at hospitals that year; about 75,000 died, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — although the study did not investigate how often an infection actually caused or contributed to the patient’s death. While the study highlights the grim real-ity that too many people become infected when seeking medical treatment in hospi-tals and other healthcare facilities, the study also shows progress from past estimates. “When it comes to reducing infection rates, there’s great data showing that we can actually move the needle significant-ly,” Dr. Michael Bell, director of the CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, said in the article. Clostridium difficile ( C. diff ) infections have become more severe in the past decade, and more bacteria are resistant to antibiot-ics, accounting for at least 23,000 deaths each year. Enter once per day in May 2014 using one of these methods FREE INFO: Reader Service 204 or CMMOnline.com/freeinfo www.CMMOnline.com 7
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