Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Courtesy) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights frequent hand hygiene as one of the most important acts in ...

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WKBN) – Most people touch their face dozens of times a day. Every time we do, we risk spreading germs. Regularly washing your ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Handbasins are hotspots for dangerous microbes that can cause illnesses including pneumonia, Legionnaires' disease and wound infections, a new study warns. The environmental health study found ...

How important is proper hand washing? Handwashing is critical to staying safe and healthy all year round, but a recent survey shows many Americans still are not washing properly. Handwashing is ...

Health Tips: Maintaining good hygiene is just as important as eating a balanced diet and following a healthy lifestyle.

We’ve all been told—especially through the COVID-19 pandemic—that hand washing is important, and new survey results show that more than nine in 10 Americans believe this. According to Bradley ...

When our community was faced with a limited supply of flu vaccine in 2004, our infection control and liaison nurses decided to implement a respiratory and hand hygiene awareness campaign in our local ...

Dear Dr. Douma: An elderly relative spends time petting his dog and then goes directly to the refrigerator for food without washing his hands. But when I say something to him, he either insists that ...

Handbasins are hotspots for dangerous microbes that can cause illnesses including pneumonia, Legionnaires' disease and wound infections, a new study from Flinders University warns. The Flinders ...