Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

Capt Rao said aviation breathalyzers (used by DGCA or airline authorities) are often calibrated and require deep lung air, ...

Australian manufacturer Whiteley has officially opened a new $25 million Human Therapeutics Plant in Tomago, New South Wales ...

A: “Hand hygiene” refers to a general term that applies to handwashing, antiseptic handwash, and alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

There are two recognized techniques for surgical hand preparation: a water-based scrub (with an antimicrobial soap) and a waterless scrub (with an alcohol-based hand rub). The time required can ...

Meister TL, Tao R, Brüggemann Y, Todt D, Steinmann J, Timm J, et al. (2022). Efficient inactivation of monkeypox virus by World Health Organization‒recommended hand rub formulations and alcohols.

Together with the team of Professor Eike Steinmann, head of the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at RUB, Behrendt investigated whether common hand disinfectants can render the virus ...

Hepatitis E virus is highly resistant to alcohol-based disinfectants. Journal of Hepatology, 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.01.006 ...

Isopropyl alcohol is commonly used as a disinfectant in hand sanitizers and cleaning products in a 70-percent concentration. You may also find it on the label of cosmetics and aftershaves.

The Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) in Karnataka has said that alcohol-based hand sanitiser, is at best, a substance that has disinfectant properties to prevent the spread and ...