From personal devices to household fixtures you touch every day, these are the germ-y hot spots that deserve a disinfecting ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is ...

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 ...

To avoid germs, Dr. Charles Puza recommends wiping the top of aluminum cans before drinking from them, forgoing lemon wedges in drinks at restaurants, not touching door handles and disinfecting your ...

We go about our daily routines touching all sorts of surfaces without a second thought. Whether it’s grabbing a door handle or using an ATM, many of these surfaces can harbor harmful bacteria, viruses ...

There are millions of microscopic creatures at your fingertips – and trillions of microbes living within us. “Germs are good,” said Dirk Cristle, a driver who was pumping gas outside a Memphis gas ...

Which germs tend to live on clothing the longest, the types of fabric that harbor germs and how to properly wash your clothes ...

College students beware: your campus is a breeding ground for swine flu germs. Sept. 1, 2009 — -- Forget about good grades and securing a date for homecoming, college students heading back to ...

“The most common point that will generally contain germs are called ‘high-touch areas,’” said Kevin W. Garey, professor and ...