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Article: Improper Hand Washing, a Leading Cause of Infection; Expert Recommends Zinc Gluconate-Based Products to Shorten Common Cold and Avoid Overuse of Antibiotics.
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- December 3, 2003
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PHOENIX, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Improved hand washing techniques and early use of zinc gluconate, the active ingredient in over-the-counter products such as Zicam(R) Cold Remedy, are effective first-line defenses against the common cold, according to Dr. Charles Gerba, professor of environmental microbiology, at the University of Arizona at Tucson.
Research conducted at the University of Arizona at Tucson found that 60 percent of people will wash their hands after using a public restroom, but only 15 percent (less than one in five individuals) will effectively eliminate germs.
"People with colds will literally hand you the rhinovirus if you are not ...