In hospitals viruses are easily spread from person to person as hospitals are hotbeds for bacterial mutations. Many vulnerable people become infected because many different strains of virus are thrown together with so many doses of antibiotics, vastly accelerating the chances of new strains forming. Some new strains of bacteria will often build up a power or resistance to antibiotics and it’s usually those that have survived the treatment or when a patient has failed to finish the course, this is why it is always very important to finish off a course of antibiotics.

Self cleaning public toilets have an array of advantages, as well as many disadvantages. This has caused them to be a point of many discussions both in public and among private individuals. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of self cleaning public toilets are briefly described here, allowing readers to make up their own mind as to whether they are a good thing or bad thing to have.

One of the most important health and safety rules and integral part of personal hygiene is to wash one's hands frequently to avoid the spread of germs. Many companies are advertising hand sanitizers which are supposed to kill off 99.9% of germs present with every use. This would ultimately mean that they should be more effective than simply washing one's hands with soap and water.

Millions of gallons of water are wasted every year through faucets that are left running for too long or not closed properly after use.  Simply going through the daily early morning routine of personal hygiene, cleaning one's teeth, washing the face, etc, sees gallons running unused down the drain because few people think to turn the water on and off during this process.

Although most people will wash their hands before leaving a restroom, it is still possible for germs to be on door handles as people have to open doors to get into the restroom and out again.

If you are looking at some of the most successful inventions of recent years, you might have come across the Toepener; a hands-free solution to get in and out of the public bathroom. It was invented by a group of University students, and supported by their professor to help them get started with manufacturing the new product. Loads of buzz is created around the Toepener, and it has also been featured by the television of the Twin Cities. Business owners, currently looking for ways to improve their services and the overall hygiene of their restaurant, hotel are already jumping on the new product. But what does it really do?