The leading infection prevention and control (IPC) protocol remains hand hygiene adherence. In healthcare and food care ...

Dishwashers may get your dishes sparkling clean, but they may not do much to help kids with allergies. A new study found families who hand-wash their dishes have children with fewer allergies.

The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings. While the WHO has long maintained guidelines for clinical environments, this is the ...

We’ve all been taught from a very young age that washing our hands is important. Apparently, this lesson didn’t quite stick for everyone. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) ...

Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day, which is held every year to raise awareness about the importances of hand washing. “It’s so important to regularly wash your hands because handwashing reduces the ...

Handwashing is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your health. Every day, people touch door handles, mobile phones, money, public transport surfaces and many other objects that may ...

Most people know to wash their hands after using the bathroom and before eating, ...