From thorough hand-washing to avoiding buffet restaurants, here's how to stay healthy on a cruise ship vacation.

Many common disinfectants (containing things like ammonia and alcohol), hand sanitizer, and even Clorox and Lysol wipes, ...

One study looked at a spate of norovirus outbreaks at nursing homes in New England during the winter of 2006–07, and found that locations where staff made regular use of hand sanitizers were at much ...

The CDC's full suggestions are in line with the moves Carnival has made on its ships. "Washing hands with soap and water is ...

Some people want to discuss the importance of the actual lather. When washing your hands and using soap, it is important to ...

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners generally agrees with you, but worries that the social disease of being unwilling to participate ...

In today's column, Miss Manners addresses an all-to-common issue with someone who is worried about transmitting germs.

A stomach illness outbreak at the University of Guelph is part of a trend that has experts noticing a rise in stomach bugs ...

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners generally agrees with you, but worries that the social disease of being unwilling to participate ...

Many people don't have good hand-washing practices, especially after using the restroom, and it grosses me out to have to ...

Winter maintenance isn't always fun, but these clever car hacks can make navigating icy roads and snow flurries a lot easier.

The Abilene Environmental Health Division conducts inspections for food safety compliance. Here are the scores for the weeks ...