The agency has updated offerings for two of its posters, “Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands” and “One Trillion Germs can Live in a Gram of Poop,” which are now offered in six languages: English, Spanish, ...

Washing your hands correctly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, keeps you free from illness and helps prevent you from spreading germs to others. How so? People touch their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Courtesy) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights frequent hand hygiene as one of the most important acts in ...

If you want to lower your odds of getting the flu — which has sickened more than 20 million U.S. residents since last October, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

With cold weather comes cold and flu season. An old trick can help keep germs at bay, and doctors are trying to remind people it's as easy as turning on the faucet. Hand washing is the safest and most ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — How clean can hands be post-washing? An 11Alive viewer wanted to know more about the germs left behind and what that means for the food we eat. The question: "Is it true that we cannot rid ...

The Clever Handwashing Trick That Cuts Germs Way More Than You Think originally appeared on Parade. Time to rip off a pretty gross band-aid: There are far too few of us who wash our hands as often (or ...

Proper handwashing could save a million lives a year, according to an expert — and yet many people are doing it improperly, often due to misconceptions surrounding the practice. Doctors recommend ...

DERBY >> Students at Irving School know a little something about getting their hands dirty, and thanks to a visit from scientists, they’re now schooled in the proper hand-washing techniques to ward ...

While previous studies have reported on the benefits of handwashing when it comes to reducing infections, a new study conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that ...

Hand sanitizers made with at least 60% alcohol help kill gems, according to the CDC. These are the top options from Purell, ...