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

What is it? Well, according to recent surveys, more men than women are leaving the restroom without washing their hands. The bigger problem? No one—from women to men to doctors to food workers ...

In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) established May 5 as World Hand Hygiene Day — a day to remind people across the ...

"Waterless, antibacterial hand sanitizers are marketed as a way to 'wash your hands' when soap and water aren't available, and they are especially popular among parents of small children," says ...

The CDC suggests a five-step method for washing hands properly as one ... Along with keeping hands clean, the World Health Organization also says that people should avoid touching their eyes ...

the CDC and other health experts say that soap and water is the best way to practice good hand hygiene and protect yourself. Hand sanitizer is a disinfectant and therefore kills germs. But it ...

And our hands? They're like one big freeway, moving germs toll-free from location to location outside and inside your body. But when you wash your hands, you create a major roadblock, stopping the ...

A new survey also found women were more likely than men to wash their hands before touching food – and after using the toilet. The risk of getting the coronavirus from a surface is low.