Hand sanitizer doesn’t work against all pathogens. The product isn’t as effective as proper hand washing. There are other ways to lower the risk of getting sick this season. Hand sanitizer has been ...

WASHINGTON -- Americans are putting themselves at risk of contracting a foodborne illness by not washing their hands properly when handling food, according to new research. Participants in a recent ...

Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day, which is held every year to raise awareness about the importances of hand washing. “It’s so important to regularly wash your hands because handwashing reduces the ...

COVID-19 taught the critical importance of hand washing and surface disinfection to control the spread of this potentially lethal virus. Despite the extensive advice given during the pandemic, the ...

(CNN) - The food industry is fighting germs in a modern way. Fast-food chains are using the Handscanner, a product that comes from PathSpot, a tech startup in New York, to fight germs. It’s basically ...

SAN ANTONIO — During the few years of the coronavirus pandemic most of us upped our game when it came to washing hands. But you need to think about what happens to your hands not only when you wash ...

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 ...

One morning on hospital rounds, I saw a physician colleague enter the intensive care unit where a patient lay intubated and sedated. With his hands unwashed and ungloved, the physician palpated the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — With the holidays quickly approaching, so is cold and flu season, so it’s important to understand how good hand hygiene is one of the best ways to stop the spread of germs ...

A US study has found that women carry a far greater number of bacteria on the palms of their hands than men, and that washing them in fact has little impact on the diversity of bacteria we carry. The ...