Results from a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests alcohol-based hand rubs are well-tolerated by healthcare personnel. Although alcohol-based hand rubs have already ...

The overall effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs may be more influenced by the products’ formulations than their alcohol content, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Researchers conducted a study to see whether disinfection with an alcohol-based hand rub is more tolerable than traditional handwashing with mild soap and water, according to a study published in the ...

Marsha Wallander, RN, is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Q: We are in the process of changing the type of hand sanitizers at ...

March 22, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Rates of surgical site infection after the use of plain soap and water or an alcohol-based rub for surgical hand preparation were comparable (about 8%) in a rural ...

Authors of a research letter in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggest that recently introduced disinfectant gels for hand hygiene are significantly less effective than rinses and could contribute to ...

Ethanol is the most common ingredient in the hand rubs that we use to sanitise our hands in hospitals and in homes; it is ...

Don't toss your bottle of hand sanitizer just because it doesn't kill 100% of germs. Here's how sanitizer compares to soap and when best to use it.

STELLA — As the COVID-19 outbreak drives up demand for hand sanitizer, Cowlitz County’s only craft vodka distillery plans to use its product as more than a stiff drink to take the edge off of the ...

PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THESE DAYS, MOST OF US HAVE HAND SANITIZER IN JUST ABOUT EVERY SPOT FROM OUR NEWSROOM, CARS, KITCHENS, BACKPACKS AND SPORT BAGS. CAN THERE BE SUCH A THING AS USING TOO ...

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has issued guidance for industry that will temporarily expand manufacturers’ ability to legally produce and sell ...

The EU is reviewing ethanol (found in hand sanitiser) over cancer concerns, raising questions about the post-COVID hygiene ...