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How To Avoid The Flu
Research finds that Americans don't wash their hands enough (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Health experts say handwashing is the single most important thing you can do to reduce your chance of getting sick or making other people sick. But as Rebecca Williams reports, recent research finds antibacterial soap is not any better than plain soap at keeping us from getting sick. And some scientists and doctors worry there might be risks to widespread use of antibacterial products:
The CDC's page on hand washing
An article on hand washing from the Mayo Clinic
Producer: Rebecca Williams
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Running Time: 3:26