Dirty dishes soaking in the sink feel like a shortcut: you loosen the grime now and deal with the scrubbing later. In reality ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Ever look around and feel pretty good about how tidy your place looks? It is easy to assume everything is clean when there is ...

The best air purifiers for viruses can go a long way towards helping clear out and eliminate dangerous airborne germs and bacteria from the air. The CDC says air purifiers “can help prevent virus ...

Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome has to host enough beneficial microbes to help control the levels of potentially ...

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Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria ...

Dec. 3 -- WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides evidence that the average cigarette is crawling with germs, including bacteria that cause respiratory disease. But as one ...

A cleaning scientist discusses whether adding sanitizer to your laundry routine is essential or merely beneficial.

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Soaking dishes makes sense right? It loosens stuck food residue for easier cleanup. But too long a soak actually breeds germs ...