A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology found that certain places on the body are “hot spots” for germs and unhealthy bacteria. Scientists at George Washington University in ...

Germs in public places seem to go hand-in-hand, and your gym is no exception. In fact, gym equipment is a wildly popular breeding ground for bacteria: harmful strains of bacteria in gyms are present ...

A Travelmath study uncovered that hotel rooms harbor more bacteria than the average home environment. That immaculate-looking ...

DAHLONEGA, Georgia - Ball pits have been enticing children to jump in since they started popping up in restaurant chains in the 1980s, but a new study found that kids are basically jumping into a sea ...

Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome has to host enough beneficial microbes to help control the levels of potentially ...

Dec. 3 -- WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides evidence that the average cigarette is crawling with germs, including bacteria that cause respiratory disease. But as one ...

Doctors have long been warned to go easy on antibiotics and sulfa drugs. When used with routine frequency, such germ killers may defeat their own purpose by leading to ever more resistant germs. Now ...

It may be best to leave that seatback tray table in its upright and locked position, especially during the Thanksgiving travel rush. Disease-causing bacteria on airplane surfaces can linger for days, ...

Keeping your kitchen clean can be quite a chore, but Martha Stewart recommends replacing this item weekly to avoid spreading ...

Most people know that certain high-use areas of the kitchen should be cleaned every day — but what's the difference between ...

You can’t turn on the TV, open a paper, surf the Internet or enter the grocery store these days without hearing or reading something about antimicrobial this or antibacterial that. Soaps, sprays, ...