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Common cold
Welcome to Wikipedia. Hope you like it. Read the study on handsanitizers and rhinovirus. Alcohol based gel does not seem ideal and they seem to be looking at other option. The control was alcohol gel and not nothing therefore it does not exactly show that it does not work just that there may be something better ( if you are okay with orange hands )

Another paper states "Although use of hand sanitizers has been correlated with diminished occurrence of nosocomial infections in general, evidence that they decrease the spread of and illness associated with specific viruses is limited. Alcohol‐containing products have been demonstrated in vitro to have greater efficacy against enveloped respiratory viruses than against nonenveloped viruses, including picornaviruses, parechoviruses, adenoviruses, and rotavirus. Inactivation of these latter, more‐stubborn viral agents may be enhanced by higher concentrations of alcohol or by increasing the time and thoroughness of the scrubbing during hand washing. The evidence that specific measures (other than hand hygiene) effect a significant reduction in nosocomial viral infections is sparse. Disinfection of environmental surfaces has been commonly incorporated into infection‐control programs. The goal is not to eradicate organisms but to diminish their viability sufficiently such that, when transferred to hands or fomites, infection will not result. A review of 236 articles about the practice of using chemical disinfectants in health care facilities, however, concluded that use of these products was no more beneficial in reducing nosocomial infections than was usual cleansing with soap or detergent [39]." Title:The spread of influenza and other respiratory viruses: complexities and conjectures. Source:Clinical infectious diseases 				 			                             [1058-4838]                                           Hall                                           yr:2007                                           vol:45                                           iss:3                                           pg:353                                           -359  Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 02:36, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi James. Thanks for your help on my addition to the article. I have made one or two minor edits to other articles but just with my IP address. I finally got a username today. I didn't realize that Wikipedia required peer reviewed references but I suppose that is a good thing - in the science related articles for sure. While there may be no detailed study to specifically show that the EtOH hand gels do NOT inhibit the rhinovirus, I thought it would be prudent to let people know that they are at least called into question. Most people probably think that they are protected from colds and flu by using them. I currently have a pretty nasty cold and, therefore, was reading this article today. I noticed the part that mentioned that the CDC recommended EtOH hand gels for cold prevention and remembered hearing Dr. Hendley talk about how they are not effective against rhinovirus on National Public Radio's Science Friday program a while back (http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200901023). It's a great show if you have never heard it before. Omegahelix (talk) 03:20, 9 November 2009 (UTC)