Every parent knows that elementary schools are notorious germ factories. But professional microbiologists associated with the non-profit "Scrub Club" did an experiment with a typical elementary ...

Asthma was reported in 1.7% of kids whose parents hand-wash dishes compared to 7.3% for those who use a dishwasher. For hay fever it was 10.3% and 12.9%, but the researchers say this difference ...

Dry your hands, because germs stick better to wet hands than dry ones. Air dry or use a clean towel. If you’re washing your hands a lot, apply a moisturizer from time to time to keep your skin ...

You don’t have to scare kids, but it’s important to teach them why hand-washing is important. Give them the lowdown: Germs get on your hands from everything you touch and everything you touch ...

Hand washing, presumably, leaves some bacteria and germs behind. Exposure to this "dirt" may allow children's immune systems to mature and become less reactive when those germs are encountered ...

WXII 12 News anchor Talitha Vickers came up with a way to make it easy for kids to understand how fast germs can ... Science experiment for kids to show how fast germs spread, explain washing hands.

Here’s a way to look at hand-washing in a whole new light. Cold and flu experts are using special goop and some ultraviolet lights to teach kids that scrubbing their mitts beats any other way to ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- It's Global Hand-washing Day and keeping your hands clean may be a big key to staying healthy. Health officials are especially concerned about the upcoming cold and flu season ...

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 ...

Jan. 3 -- FRIDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Of all the advice your mother gave you, there's one tidbit that doctors stand by as the best way to keep yourself healthy: Wash your hands. Keeping ...