If eyes are the windows to the soul, then hands are the portals to all the germs, viruses and bugs known to humankind. Think about it: Every surface (both outside and inside the house) has been ...

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped public health practices, bringing hand sanitizer into the spotlight as an essential tool for germ protection. While its use skyrocketed, with children applying it up to ...

Hand sanitizer turned into a pocket-sized security blanket over the past few years, but it was never designed to solve every ...

A new study has found that when it comes to killing germs nothing can replace good old-fashioned hand washing. Hand sanitizer has become more and more popular over the years, but the study shows that ...

As cases of the new coronavirus continue to spread throughout the U.S., many of us are searching for things we can do to help protect ourselves and others. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hand sanitizer doesn’t work against all pathogens. The product isn’t as effective as proper hand washing.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New guidelines for hand-washing in medical facilities, aimed at reducing health care- associated infections, ...

Hand sanitizer may not sound like the most exciting subject for a design competition on the surface, but the results tell a different story. Experiential design company Bompas & Parr recently teamed ...

Hand hygiene is an important way to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and, when soap and water isn’t available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer is the next best way to do this. Dispensers of hand sanitizer ...

As flu season begins amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, it’s perhaps more important than ever to maintain good hygiene. One way to do that is to keep hand sanitizer on hand, but using it and ...