Washing hands reduces the risk of colds, flu and even bird flu, according to UK experts.

Professor John Oxford, of London's Queen Mary's School of Medicine, warns many people are becoming more complacent about personal hygiene

Washing hands reduces the risk of colds, flu and even bird flu, according to UK experts.

Professor John Oxford, of London's Queen Mary's School of Medicine, warns many people are becoming more complacent about personal hygiene

Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the University of Florida find the sick dogs' disease almost identical to the H3N8 influenza strain that afflicts horses

Two more people have died from bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the death toll in the area to six.

The deadly disease has already killed dozens of people across Asia, and resulted in the culling of millions of birds

The World Health Organization announces a third confirmed case of H5N1 avian flu in Indonesia and warns of more to come.

"Given the experience of other H5N1-affected countries in Asia, the detection of further human cases in Indonesia or elsewhere would not be surprising," the WHO said in a statement