Bacteria and viruses are the most common causes of disease, but they have some key differences. Here's what you need to know.

Soap is an important part of everyone’s cleaning and wellness routine, but it's more important than ever now. Avoiding germs and keeping your hands sanitized should be your top priority, aside from ...

Alcohol, bleach, hydrogen peroxide, and quaternary ammonium compounds are the main active ingredients found in effective ...

People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020. All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science ...

People who wash their hands with contaminated soap from bulk-soap-refillable dispensers can increase the number of disease-causing microbes on their hands and may play a role in transmission of ...

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Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene, stopping germs in their tracks. Washing your hands limits the transfer of ...

My Silver City native friend, Marius Kendall, now lives in California and we still communicate via email. Advice about how to beat the coronavirus is prevalent. Marius emailed a fascinating article to ...

Handwashing is a routine habit for eliminating dirt and germs most of us encounter daily. But despite the health benefits of hand hygiene, a survey finds that a large segment of people wash their ...

Leading hygiene experts are stressing the importance of effective hand hygiene measures and education in schools as children begin returning to educational settings following the COVID-19 pandemic.