FILE - Mohammed Abed, center, weeps as he holds the body of his younger sister, Massa , 4, who was killed in an Israeli army ...

At least 28 people have been struck down with the microscopic bug in Wales. The infection can pass between animals and humans ...

IF the thought of having worms inside you makes you squirm, it’s time to follow some simple rules. That’s because roundworms, ...

Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

We used to warn kids about strangers in cars, but now, rather than a van driving down the street, the stranger danger is in the palm of ...

Soap, a complex molecule, is both water-loving and water-fearing. Shaped like a tadpole, the soap molecule has a round head ...

Soap, a complex molecule, is both water-loving and water-fearing. Shaped like a tadpole, the soap molecule has a round head and long tail; the head is hydrophilic, and the tail is hydrophobic. This ...

In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) established May 5 as World Hand Hygiene Day — a day to remind people across the ...

The surprising ranking of the nastiest things you touch daily, from kitchen sponges to phones, teeming with everyday germs.

According to medical experts at Southeastern Idaho Public Health, slap cheek is a mild sickness. It's caused by the ...

More than 4,500 children under age 6 tested positive for lead poisoning in Wisconsin last year. It has no overt symptoms.

It appears the art of doing household chores is dying - and it is partly because parents think such efforts amount to child ...