Washing your hands helps protect against the flu. So it makes sense for governments to make hand sanitisers available in public places.
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A food safety expert offers six tips on safe food handling that many cookbooks and cooking shows fail to deliver.
From face-touching to virus-contaminated electronic devices, a scientist offers some tips on eradicating the flu virus from your home.
We can prevent congenital deafness and intellectual disability due to cytomegalovirus by simple hygiene measures. So, why don’t pregnant women know about this?
Food poisoning or allergies – which to go for.
The US FDA has ruled to disallow the use of the more than a dozen antibacterial compounds in so-called “antibacterial” handwashes. Australia should now follow suit.
Faraway sinks, empty hand sanitizer dispensers, employees who just don’t want to change are all reasons health care workers don’t wash up as often as they should.
It’s time to tackle a question we’ve all pondered at one point or another: should I use an electric dryer or hand towels to dry my hands? The answer may surprise you.
The next time you wash your hands with a liquid soap claiming to be antibacterial, keep in mind that you may not actually be sanitising them. There’s no evidence that the antibacterial ingredients of such…
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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George Dock Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Lecturer in Food Safety, Food Quality and Environmental Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Director, Glowpear, Board member, ISDRS, Vice President, AHA and Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Virology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
