Internet program to encourage handwashing reduces spread of cold, flu viruses
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
A web-based program to encourage more frequent handwashing reduces the risk of catching and passing on respiratory tract infections to other household members, a randomized trial of more than 16,000 UK households has found. Users of the program, called PRIMIT, also reported fewer gastrointestinal infections, a lower demand for consultations with their doctors, and fewer antibiotic prescriptions.