Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hand-washing reminders ... were surveyed and self-reported washing their hands 75 percent of the time. This led to a field experiment in which signs were posted in bathrooms ...

Gesticulation has become a key part of communication, be it on the street with the kids or in Parliament, particularly since the hey day of Tony Blair, he of the unending hand waving. However ...

However, it also said it recommends avoiding funny sayings that ... this conclusion that these signs actually can take too much attention away from the task at hand,” he said.