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

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services joins other health agencies across the country in warning of a severe sick season this year, one of the most-used tools to ...

"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.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A year after the pandemic began in metro Detroit, a local ...

NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters Life!) - Washing hands with plain soap and water is as effective as using the expanding range of sanitizers or antibacterial soaps if done correctly and often, according to a ...

Influenza cases have been surging. RSV activity is “very high.” Signs of COVID have been mounting in sewer water, and norovirus, too, is spawning outbreaks like we haven’t seen for at least a dozen ...

Norovirus is something you don’t want to catch—but according to the CDC, it’s doubled this winter season when compared to last season. Symptoms include stomach cramps, vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea.

Almost everywhere you go these days, from shops to restaurants to schools and doctors’ offices, there is a dispenser of hand sanitizer standing sentry, a reminder that clean hands play an essential ...