Health Check: should we be using alcohol-based hand sanitisers?

Health Check: should we be using alcohol-based hand sanitisers?Mary-Louise McLaws, UNSW AustraliaThey’re everywhere in hospitals, travellers' backpacks and the aisles of pharmacies in winter, but do we really need to use alcohol-based hand sanitisers? And what should we make of the marketing claims they’re needed to kill germs?Our research found we touch our face up