Doctors' neckties can make patients sick.(Infections)
Publication: USA Today (Magazine)
Publication Date: 01-OCT-05
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The next time your doctor wears a necktie, feel free to compliment him on his taste, but immediately ask him to tuck it in his shirt and then wash his hands. Neckties are the carriers of a myriad of germs and bacteria. If the tie rubs against you or your physician touches you after adjusting his tie, the...
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