13 Jan, 2025
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Can Hand Sanitizer Prevent The Spread Of Norovirus? We Explain – Health Digest

Andreswd/Getty Images If you’ve ever come down with a stomach flu, many times it’s due to the norovirus. Norovirus isn’t really a flu, although it’s also highly contagious. The flu comes from an influenza virus and spreads when you inhale or touch infected respiratory droplets. The norovirus […]

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Hand Washing Dishes Has One Unexpected Health Benefit – Health Digest

Exposing children to household microbiomes doesn’t mean allowing them to roll around in dirt or never shower, according to  Dr. Jordan S. Orange, chief of immunology, allergy and rheumatology at Texas Children’s Hospital (via NBC News). Parents should be weighing their decisions with mindfulness and reasonable logic, especially since there’s evidence to support fewer respiratory illnesses […]