PORTLAND, Ore. -- During cold and flu season, having clean hands is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick. So, which is better: washing with soap and water or hand ...

People are stocking up on hand sanitizer but soap and water is the gold standard for preventing disease. The new coronavirus comes encased in a layer of fat, or lipid envelope, which soap can break ...

Washing your hands with soap and water or rubbing an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is the most important measure to avoid the transmission of COVID-19. Which one is a better choice? Sanitizer can’t ...

Dr, William DePaolo is director of the Center for Microbiome Sciences & Therapeutics at UW Medical Center. He says, yes, hand sanitizer kills harmful bacteria, but it also kills the good bacteria you ...

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a number of public safety measures, including social distancing, face coverings and increased sanitation. Hand sanitizer became an important component in this response ...

It's cold and flu season, and it seems like everyone is using hand sanitizers. Hand sanitizers are good at killing certain types of germs, but they can only do so much. "When your hands are visibly ...

Q: I know that plain old soap and water are best for washing your hands, but sometimes it's either do nothing, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. So, I'm wondering, though they promise to kill ...