Most public restrooms offer paper towels, a hand dryer or a combination of both to dry your hands after you wash. Germs can be transferred more easily to and from wet hands than dry hands, according ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Washing your dirty hands is one of the best-known ways to keep germs from spreading. But, a new study may have you thinking twice before using the hand dryer in a public bathroom.

Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...

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 ...

Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers ...

Hand sanitizer has become more popular than ever, in large part due to its effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Portable hand sanitizer products kill germs on your hands and other surfaces on ...

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The Clever Handwashing Trick That Cuts Germs Way More Than You Think originally appeared on Parade. Time to rip off a pretty gross band-aid: There are far too few of us who wash our hands as often (or ...

Hand sanitizer can be especially convenient for killing germs when you’re on the go or traveling. But while many hand sanitizers claim to kill 99.9% of germs, they’re not effective against everything ...

Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

JEDDAH — Look at your hands. Are they clean? Except for the blue and red marker lines left over after coloring, they look clean. There is no mud or dirt or food on your fingers, so yes, your hands are ...