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

Another common myth is that antibacterial soap is a must for killing germs on our hands. However, regular soap is just as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped public health practices, bringing hand sanitizer into the spotlight as an essential tool for germ protection. While its use skyrocketed, with children applying it up to ...

Allison Aiello answers the question: 'Does Hand Washing Prevent Swine Flu?' May 27, 2009 — -- Question: Is hand washing really an effective method to prevent swine flu? Answer: There are data ...

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Handwashing is a simple, effective way to protect your health, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s one of the best defenses against germs, bacteria and viruses ...

Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

We've all been told it's a good idea to wash our hands. Researcher Tim Renier -- a sophomore at Duluth East High School -- has demonstrated just how good an idea it is. He found a statistically ...

And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

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 ...

Norovirus cases have been surging this winter, with outbreaks of the infamous stomach bug reaching more than double the number of infections at last year’s peak. Because the virus is so contagious, it ...