USA Hockey Magazine published a great article about MRSA infections and hockey players.

"Bacteria can lurk on the equipment, which allows a means for infection to spread quickly among teammates, opponents and through an entire athletic program."

Read the entire story online to learn about the dangers of stinky equipment!

11.15.2007
Governor of Washington State Urges Reporting of MRSA Infections
On November 14, 2007, the Governor of Washington, Christine Gregoire, directed her Department of Health Secretary, Mary Selecky, to urge all medical laboratories in the state to report cases of invasive MRSA infections. In addition, the Governor wants to convene a panel of scientific experts to recommend the best strategies to monitor and decrease the threat of antibiotic-resistant organisms, including MRSA. Gregoire also emphasized that the Department of Health must concentrate its efforts even more with regard to educating the public, schools and businesses about MRSA and the steps to take to avoid infection. Super Clean has created a public awareness campaign called 'H.I. Five Sports' to do exactly that: to educate people about MRSA and the precautions to take so that we may all protect ourselves against MRSA. To read more about H.I. Five Sports, please visit our website at www.supercleangear.com. To read more about Governor Gregoire's directive, click here.

posted by Super Clean Gear at 4:06 PM