Read more germaphobia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23019/germaphobia.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 19:36:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50734/its-friday-the-13th-what-do-celebs-fear.htmlEvann Gastaldo<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=181634&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331232546' border='0' />Friday the 13th is a good time to delve into the scary world of celebrity fears—and they run the gamut from the average (Johnny Depp is afraid of clowns) to the bizarre (Roseanne fears letting anyone touch her toes). More from the list, compiled by New York Post columnist...George Clooney, shown with his father, veteran journalist Nick Clooney, is afraid of earthquakes.http://www.newser.com/story/50734/its-friday-the-13th-what-do-celebs-fear.htmlFri, 13 Feb 2009 12:14:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19148/germaphobes-get-a-handle-on-bathrooms.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=74437&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021800' border='0' />For germaphobes, few sights elicit as much terror as doorknob in a public bathroom. Sure, you washed your hands, “but then someone else didn’t wash their hands and you have to touch the same door handle,” explains the inventor of the SanitGrip, an L-shaped, elbow-operated handle that helps just-cleaned hands...The clean-hands bathroom door paradox has even led legislature to get involved, as last year, Massachusetts state Rep. James Vallee introduced a bill that would require all public-bathroom doors to open outward.http://www.newser.com/story/19148/germaphobes-get-a-handle-on-bathrooms.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:40:43 CST