Get Ready Mailbag: Get the facts on hand-washing

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions sent our way by readers like you. Have a ques...

Healthy tips for healthy hands

It’s time to talk hand hygiene. What’s hand hygiene, you ask? Well, it refers to things you can do — like washing your hands and using hand ...

Don’t get overwhelmed by the holiday hustle and bustle

The holidays: a time for food, family, gift giving…and lots and lots of people! Crowd safety isn’t just for summertime festivals, concerts ...

Global Hand-Washing Day works to prevent spread of disease

Today marks Global Hand-Washing Day , with events being held around the world. The observance spreads the message that regularly washing you...

EV-D68? What’s that? What you need to know about the enterovirus outbreak

 Protect yourself from EV-D68 by washing your hands properly. You may have heard lately about an outbreak of respiratory illness that’s mak...

Does antibacterial soap keep us healthy?

CDC/ Amanda Mills Antibacterial soaps and body washes kill the germs that could make us sick and protect our health. Or do they? As it turns...

It’s National Hand-Washing Awareness Week — Do you know the right way to wash your hands?

Dec. 1-7 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week 2013, so let’s talk about hand hygiene. What is hand hygiene? It’s a term we use to describ...

Global Hand-Washing Day works to prevent spread of disease: Events planned for Oct. 15

Today marks Global Hand-Washing Day and more than 200 million people will be involved in events around the world . The observance spreads t...