Improving alcohol-based hand wipes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for hand hygiene state that alcohol-based hand wipes are not an effective...
Soap and water wipes reduce infections in wrestlers
Medscape reports from the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy that researchers at the University of Minneapolis, in...
Swine flu not affected by hand sanitizers
During the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), researchers from the University of Virginia reported that regular use...
Wash your hands
Done properly, it’s “one of the best ways to avoid getting sick,” according to MayoClinic.com.
Reducing swine flu transmission
Medscape has an interview with Dr. Georges Benjamin (photo), who is executive director of the American Public Health Association. Highlights...