The dumb list just got longer

Over the past year, I've been keeping a list of really dumb things hospitals have done to reduce infections. Here's the latest:

• A Toronto hospital is banning magazines in waiting rooms. While they're at it, I think they should also ban chairs--there are bacteria on chairs, you know?

Other banned items and activities from our archives:

• Christmas decorations
• Aquariums
• Flowers
• Sitting on the hospital bed
• Reducing hospital visiting hours from 4 hours to 3.5 hours