Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

Reusable water bottles can help you stay hydrated, but experts say not cleaning your water bottle regularly can expose you to ...

Researchers studying bacteria found on the human hand say they discovered many more types than they had expected to find. And, they've also found that women have a greater variety on their hands ...

It’s well-established that hands are hotbeds for bacteria. That’s why everyone from mothers on up to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admonish us to wash them.

We all use them without even thinking about it, but what is really lurking in those hand dryers we all see in many public restrooms?

Researchers at University of Michigan tested 399 hospital patients, and found that 14% of them had "superbug" antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their hands or nostrils towards the start of their ...

Our skin is pretty good at keeping germs out, but the bacteria and viruses that cause colds, flu, and diarrheal illnesses can ride around on our hands waiting for an opportunity to infect someone.

Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the ...

April 16, 2007 -- Washing your hands takes just 20 seconds and can help prevent 200 different diseases; however, according to one study, only two-thirds of people wash their hands after using the ...

Whether you use a paper towel or an electric hand dryer, your hands will be cleaner dry than if you leave them wet.

Human hands are "very good carriers" in disseminating bacteria, he said, citing how products like packaged poultry, seafood and fruit pass through the hands of many customers as they browse and ...

7 Hand Soaps That Fight Germs, From Cheap to Luxury The best unscented, moisturizing and foaming hand washes -- and ones to ward off germs. Amanda Capritto Feb. 7, 2023 3:50 p.m. PT ...