Hand Sanitizers are No Substitute for Soap and Water

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned that cleaning hands with wipes or gels does not protect from diseases.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned that cleaning hands with wipes or gels does not protect from diseases. Nothing can substitute washing hands with soap and water thoroughly which can remove dangerous bacteria that can be transmitted by animals. However, using sanitizing gels after washing hands provides extra benefit.

Reliance on hand gels rather than soap and water is a major risk factor for outbreaks of gastrointestinal diseases. Sanitization gels which often contain alcohol are considered to be effective in normally clean places like offices and hospitals. But the hand sanitizers are not powerful enough to kill bacteria like E. coli or cryptosporidium found in animal feces and on contaminated surfaces around the farms. Running water helps to wash away dirt. Gels can be used if you do not have access to soap and water.

Going Overboard With a Hand Sanitizer
The behavior of a 49-year-old prisoner, otherwise calm, had suddenly turned awry. Guards in the prison found him red eyed, cantankerous and sermonizing.

Source-Medindia

Using Hand Sanitizer Will Help Improve School Attendance
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston recently studied whether disinfecting frequently-touched surfaces and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers could help reduce illness-related

Hand Sanitizers Work Great - For Just 2 Minutes!
Are you under the impression that hand sanitizers keep the germs at bay? Well, here's the reality, they stop working after just two minutes.

Hand Sanitizers Score Over Handwashing in Containing the Spread of Common Cold
Hand sanitizers containing ethanol are more effective against the common cold than washing hands just with soap, a new study has revealed.