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Saturday, July 04, 2009


Another Mopping Up Operation   [Jonah Goldberg]

Yesterday, Mark Steyn wrote:

Basic hygiene accounts for a big chunk of physical well-being, but it's one of the first things to fall by the wayside in socialized systems, which is why they become hotbeds of C Difficile, MRSA, and the like. From the Daily Mail:

Hospital Patient So Shocked At Dirty Ward She Climbed Out Of Bed To Clean It Herself

Well, it seems there's more work to be done. From the BBC:

Maggot infestation hunt continues

A search for the source of a maggot infestation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Aberdeen will continue over the weekend.

The discovery has caused the closure of three operating theatres, and postponements of procedures.




 





 

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