March 22, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Rates of surgical site infection after the use of plain soap and water or an alcohol-based rub for surgical hand preparation were comparable (about 8%) in a rural ...

Rubbing alcohol is used for a range of first aid and household-cleaning purposes. Its high alcohol content means it’s an excellent sanitizer, killing bacteria and viruses, and you can even use it to ...

Healthcare workers can follow all of the World Health Organization’s recommended hand hygiene steps for using alcohol-based hand rub, but still make mistakes and miss some areas of their hands, ...

Apartment Therapy and AOL may earn commission from links in this article. When it comes to cleaning efficiently (and on the cheap!), there's nothing like putting multitaskers to work. Common first-aid ...

Isopropyl is pure alcohol with no other ingredients. Rubbing alcohol is a mixture of isopropyl and water, sometimes containing additional ingredients. Unlike rubbing alcohol, undiluted isopropyl is ...