Though hand-washing is proven effective in combating the spread of disease and infection, the physics behind it has rarely been studied. But in Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Encouraging people to wash their hands properly can reduce the rate of diarrhea by 30 percent, potentially saving lives, researchers said on Wednesday. Their review of ...

A Mini-PASS unit and explanatory posters are displayed on Aug. 10, 2021, at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage. ANTHC distributed hundreds of the units during the COVID-19 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New guidelines for hand-washing in medical facilities, aimed at reducing health care- associated infections, ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...

The dinner party you just hosted went off without a hitch — everyone complimented you on the food and the tablescape. But now comes the not-so-fun part: washing that massive pile of dishes. There’s a ...

EMIL A NEW STUDY TONIGHT SAYS THREE SIMPLE THINGS COULD STOP THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. HERE TO DISCUSS IT WITH US IS DR. HELEN BOUCHER. CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF GEOGRAPHIC MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS ...

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A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like Covid-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water in parts of rural Alaska has made that simple practice not so easy to carry ...