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 ...

A "sick season" preparedness kit full of tissues and cough drops can be beneficial this time of year. However, a simple, common-sense measure can help reduce your risk of plowing through your supplies ...

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 ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Hand washing is one of the best ways to keep kids healthy, but getting them to do it—and do it right—can be a challenge. But with the right tricks, you can turn this daily task into something your ...

Just a few years ago, during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, regular handwashing got a significant boost as folks made their best efforts to minimize the spread of germs and illness. Today, most ...

We’re taught to wash our hands at a young age. It’s so important because not washing our hands is a way to pass germs to others or contract something we don’t necessarily want. This is why we teach ...