The recent attention to the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus serves as an excellent reminder that simple actions can positively impact healthy adults as well as vulnerable populations, such as older ...

And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

Wash your hands. We have all been told this countless times. I have consistently written wash your hands in any article about infectious diseases and with good reason. It is estimated that if everyone ...

Did you know that nearly 80% of infectious diseases are spread by contacting things around you? We touch money and door handles, we share pens to sign documents in banks and whatnot. Oh, and we love ...

The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday in Abuja advised on the need for regular hand washing to eliminate some of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of the Public ...

A new survey reveals that while 62% of Americans say they know the proper way to wash their hands, nearly half admit to forgetting or choosing not to wash at key times. The survey, conducted by the ...

We all know washing your hands is important-especially after using the bathroom or before eating. But let's be real: sometimes we forget to wash our hands after touching things we don't even think ...

Hand washing, when done correctly, is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Good hand washing technique is easy to learn and can significantly reduce the spread ...

(CNN) — Some Americans are still not doing their due diligence when it comes to washing their hands. That’s according to a new survey that found nearly half of its respondents forget or choose not to ...

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) ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Some Americans are still not ...