As the threat from the coronavirus grows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health officials are stressing the importance of hand-washing. Prevention becomes essential to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fall may be in the air, but winter is on its way and flu season is already here. The health team at Consumer Reports says one key to staying on your feet is by paying attention ...

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Washing hands with soap and water is a crucial way of saving lives (Shutterstock) When Florence Nightingale, the English nurse and statistician, promoted hand-washing in the mid-1800s, she had a ...

You can do plenty to help prevent the spread of viral and bacterial infections, including the coronavirus. Getting key vaccinations, such as those for influenza and pneumonia, is important, as is ...

Hand sanitizer might not be as effective as people think—especially against the flu. In a new study published by mSphere, researchers found that hand-washing under running water removed the flu virus ...