Importance of washing hands: Since childhood, people are taught to wash their hands and maintain some amount of hygiene, for it can keep infections and illnesses away. The habit of handwashing has ...

Today is Global Handwashing Day (October 15) which is an occasion to motivate people to improve their hand washing habits. You may think this wouldn't be necessary, as surely everyone washes their ...

The campaign includes banners above all entrances, floor signs outside all hospital wards and main entrances and badges worn by nursing staff. Dr David Jenkins, director of infection prevention and ...

A web-based programme encouraging people to wash their hands more frequently could reduce the risk of catching and passing on infections, a study suggests. Researchers writing in The Lancet, external ...

Faecal matter can be found on just over a quarter of our hands, new research suggests. In some cases the quantity of germs is equivalent to the number in a dirty toilet bowl. So why are the British so ...