Using Bleach to Clean HIV-1 Contaminated SyringesRobert Heimer and colleagues from Yale University have been investigating the effectiveness of washing used syringes and needles with bleach to prevent HIV-1 transmission (Abdala et al.2001ab). Experiments in the laboratory replicated injection behaviours and used bleach with the shortest possible contact times with blood inside the syringe, a conservative approach that gave the bleach the best...