Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.

Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

Start by washing your hands with dish soap and hot water. In some cases, a combination of techniques may be necessary. If gasoline gets on your hands, cleaning it off as soon as possible is important.

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 ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors discovered something that would clean their bodies and clothes. As the story goes, fat from someone’s meal fell into the leftover ashes of a fire. They were ...

Washing with dish soap and running the dishwasher with dish detergent are both great ways to get rid of bacteria and viruses.