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Lather up lots of times, please.


Want to keep yourself healthy? Then lather up. Research done at Ryerson Polytechnic University Ryerson Polytechnic University

Privately endowed institution of higher learning in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1948 and named after the educator Egerton Ryerson (1803–82).
 in Toronto, Canada, revealed that people who wash their hands with soap and water more than seven times a day were four times more likely to be free of cold and flu symptoms as were those who wash less frequently.

The Council on Family Health offers these hand-washing hand-washing Hospital care Digitocarpal ablution, usually understood to follow Pt contact, long recognized as the easiest way to prevent transmission of pathogens from one Pt to another  tips to help you combat those nasty germs:

Wash your whole hand, not just the palm. Germs hide in cuticles, beneath your fingernails, and in the creases of your skin.

Wash for at least 15 seconds.

Use warm, running water to lift germs off your skin and carry them away. The water needs to be warm enough to cut through the built-up oil on your hands.

Always use soap, since rinsing isn't enough. Even though soap bars Soap bar or Soapbar may refer to:
  • A bar of soap, surfactant used in conjunction with water for washing and cleaning.
  • A slang name for a form of contaminated hashish (Common In Britain).
  • P-90 single coil electric guitar pickup.
 don't transmit To send data over a communications line. See transfer.  germs, liquid soap is often the best choice for children since their little fingers may find it difficult to grip the bar.

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Title Annotation:lifelines
Publication:Vibrant Life
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1CANA
Date:May 1, 2004
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