http://medheadlines.com/2008/04/18/flu-bug-bites-hard-this-year/ Medical news updated 24 hours Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://medheadlines.com/2008/04/18/flu-bug-bites-hard-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-7154 Jackie Benson Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/2008/04/18/flu-bug-bites-hard-this-year/#comment-7154 Just about every expert advises that proper hand hygiene is a basic step towards mitigating commonly transmitted germs and viruses--and while new strains of flu continue to appear--we can't discount the importance of making sure we're taking all appropriate precautionary steps.. Washing with (non-antimicrobial) soap and water has always been the most recommended...When washing with soap and water isn't convenient, appropriate hand sanitizer products--most logically those that are alcohol-free--yes alcohol-FREE is a pragmatic approach.... While alcohol-based sanitizers became defacto, thanks to a 1996 CDC white paper, in the last 12 years, a number of alternative, alcohol-free products that have come to market have proven to be not only as effective i.e. germ killing efficacy--but they're necessarily safer to use and friendlier to the skin. One of the fastest growing products is called Soapopular (uses benzalkonium chloride as the active ingredient)--others are out there too...but Soapopular is rinse free, fragrance free and dye free..with no after-application residue. Just about every expert advises that proper hand hygiene is a basic step towards mitigating commonly transmitted germs and viruses–and while new strains of flu continue to appear–we can’t discount the importance of making sure we’re taking all appropriate precautionary steps.. Washing with (non-antimicrobial) soap and water has always been the most recommended…When washing with soap and water isn’t convenient, appropriate hand sanitizer products–most logically those that are alcohol-free–yes alcohol-FREE is a pragmatic approach…. While alcohol-based sanitizers became defacto, thanks to a 1996 CDC white paper, in the last 12 years, a number of alternative, alcohol-free products that have come to market have proven to be not only as effective i.e. germ killing efficacy–but they’re necessarily safer to use and friendlier to the skin. One of the fastest growing products is called Soapopular (uses benzalkonium chloride as the active ingredient)–others are out there too…but Soapopular is rinse free, fragrance free and dye free..with no after-application residue.

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