HOUSTON – Something you do every day is washing your hands, but are you doing it right? The answer might surprise you. Improper hand-washing leaves people susceptible to germs but fighting off the flu ...

Your hands may look clean, feel dry, and smell fine—but microbiology tells a very different story. Throughout the day, your fingers quietly collect bacteria, viruses, and microscopic debris from ...

If you want to lower your odds of getting the flu — which has sickened more than 20 million U.S. residents since last October, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...