DEAR DR. ROACH: I use a beauty bar for hand-washing. Am I just giving the virus et al. a spa day and I need to also use a hand sanitizer? -- M.C. ANSWER: Humans like scented beauty bars, but viruses ...

This is the story of a man whose ideas could have saved a lot of lives and spared countless numbers of women and newborns' feverish and agonizing deaths. You'll notice I said "could have." The year ...

It is Global Handwashing Awareness Day, a reminder that while many think they know how to wash their hands, there is some important nuance to it. Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge explains the difference ...

Washing your hands in the morning is not enough. We all need to be washing our hands multiple times a day, according to Dr. David Itkin, infectious disease expert at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Proper handwashing could save a million lives a year, according to an expert — and yet many people are doing it improperly, often due to misconceptions surrounding the practice. Doctors recommend ...

Everyone knows that they are supposed to wash their hands after using the toilet, but does that advice only apply when using a public toilet? Since whatever came out of the person is technically ...

Some Americans are still not doing their due diligence when it comes to washing their hands. That’s according to a new survey that found nearly half of its respondents forget or choose not to wash ...

Doctors are warning parents to watch for hand, foot and mouth disease, a viral infection common in children that can spread quickly in daycares and households. Hand, foot and mouth disease is usually ...