Hospitals and clinics face increased flu cases this season, with holiday gatherings amplifying the spread. Experts advise on ...

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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 ...

Don Schaffner wants you to understand that your hands are never going to be clean. He should know — over the past 20 years, he has published multiple research papers investigating the minutia of ...

There are some important techniques when it comes to hand washing that will ensure your dishes actually come out clean. This ...

Hand sanitizer turned into a pocket-sized security blanket over the past few years, but it was never designed to solve every ...

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when hand-washing, even for doctors, wasn't considered part of basic hygiene. That is, until one man sounded the alarm. You have to hand it to Ignaz ...

My father the doctor maintained that hand-washing was our family’s single greatest obligation to one another and to the world. Is there any hope we’ll all keep doing it? By Nancy Stearns Bercaw My ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer straight talk on science, medicine, health and vaccines. Behavior change is hard. Most people haven’t been washing their ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to a fair’s petting zoo has pushed Arizona lawmakers to consider new hand‑washing and ...