hygiene
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Being Clean Doesn’t Have to Be Bad for Our Immune System, Scientists Say
Staying clean might not be as bad for your immune system as is sometimes believed, researchers in the UK say. In a new paper this week, the authors argue that claims about the so-called hygiene hypothesis are overblown and people do benefit overall from keeping their home environment relatively clear of germs. But we do…
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Former CDC Director Under Trump Now Promoting Unproven Virus-Killing Tech for ‘Big Arse Fans’
The former director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention under Donald Trump, Dr. Robert Redfield, has landed a sweet gig at…Big Arse Fans.
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Please, Please Don’t Put Hand Sanitiser in Your Eyes
The harms of the covid-19 pandemic go well beyond the illnesses and deaths directly caused by the virus. One particular repercussion, according to a new study out Thursday, has been more kids getting hurt from alcohol-based hand sanitiser ending up in their eyes.
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Wear OS Smartwatches Will Now Remind You To Wash Your Damn Hands
Washing your hands is a basic front-line defence against not only the novel coronavirus, but you know, a whole host of germs and general nastiness. And apparently, a disturbing number of people don’t do it as often as they should. To help the crustiest among us to wash their damn hands in this dire time,…