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BOOST YOUR HEALTH SMARTS

WHICH IS MORE RISKY FOR GERM INTAKE: your cellphone or your toilet seat?

The answer: Your phone University of Arizona microbiologists say smartphones have up to 10 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.

The reason: Toilets and bathrooms are naturally associated with germs, which mean they get cleaned frequently, but when last did you give your phone the once-over with an antibacterial wipe?

Wash your hands thoroughly after you’ve been to the toilet. UK researchers recently found that one in six cellphones is contaminated with faecal matter – and they blame it on poor hand hygiene in the

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