tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15403194.post114411056424810380..comments2023-09-05T10:52:45.817-05:00Comments on Tummy Troubles: Hand WashingTWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642528502205683111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15403194.post-1144776974925849402006-04-11T12:36:00.000-05:002006-04-11T12:36:00.000-05:00Soap and water are just as or more effective than ...Soap and water are just as or more effective than those antibacterial handwashing soaps/waterless antibacterial liquids. <BR/>Non-washers, as you know,can spread disease, even if they may not have it themselves. Hepatitis A, salmonellosis, shigellosis, e coli, these are all things commonly found on ATM buttons, door handles, food trays, etc...that isn't even counting the bathrooms! Even if a little "food-poisoning" doesn't worry you, diseases spread by unwashed hands could kill someone you know. <BR/>Next time you are in a movie theater or restaurant, watch the people wiping their noses, coughing on hands, then touchng arm rests, tables, door handles. BLECK. <BR/><BR/>The CDC, USDA, and medline all have some informative pieces on handwashing and the like.TWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642528502205683111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15403194.post-1144418873666010512006-04-07T09:07:00.000-05:002006-04-07T09:07:00.000-05:00hello,very interesting blog, here.i'm no expert. ...hello,<BR/><BR/>very interesting blog, here.<BR/><BR/>i'm no expert. i spent a long time working as a supervisor of health care facilities, and hand-washing is one of the top 5 commandments.<BR/><BR/>still, i think i've read in several places that all this anti-bacterial soap we use causes some strange repercusions--killing off beneficial substances, provoking the evolution of more resilient bacteria, so-on, so-forth.<BR/><BR/>of course, any normal human being who sees what happens in bathrooms at the local dive is going to pick up the hand-washing habit--myself, sometimes obsessively, included.<BR/><BR/>i was just wondering what you've read on the subject.<BR/><BR/>again, nice blog, here.<BR/><BR/>taboo<BR/><A HREF="http://tabootenente1.tblog.com" REL="nofollow">Taboo Tenente: A Thinker's Journey</A>TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224406313280749521noreply@blogger.com