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Preventing Viral Infections: CDC Hand Washing Guidelines

Importance of hand washing for disease prevention

Preventing Viral Infections: CDC Hand Washing Guidelines

A friendly reminder from the Barrier team. There is no cure for the flu, and there are no vaccines for new or evolved strains of viruses in the cor...

Five reasons why you should stop using artificial antibacterial soap

Here are some of the reasons why common off-the-shelf antibacterial soaps should be avoided (and clearly the FDA agrees, having recently banned the...

National Athletic Trainers' Association: skin disease prevention

Skin Disease Prevention: National Athletic Trainers' Association

These guidelines are worth adhering to. The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) published an in-depth position statement in the Journal ...

Bacteria shown evolving antibiotic resistance in breakthrough video

It's quite alarming to witness. Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently published an article in the journal Science which shows how ...

FDA bans 19 artificial antimicrobial ingredients

FDA bans marketing of 19 household antibacterial ingredients

Well, it finally happened. The FDA has recently banned the marketing of 19 antibacterial ingredients, including triclosan, which is found in virtua...