Journal of Community Health, Vol. 43, No. 2 (April 2018), pp. 400-405 (6 pages) Adequate hand washing with soap at five recommended times is particularly important in urban slums in developing ...

Handwashing with soap can reduce cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by as much as 17%, according to a review published in The Lancet. These findings ...

I was asked why we need to use soap for hand washing. “Because,” I said, “my mom said so.” After mom said it, what’s left to say? There actually is a more explanatory medical answer. From the website ...

Influenza cases have been surging. RSV activity is “very high.” Signs of COVID have been mounting in sewer water, and norovirus, too, is spawning outbreaks like we haven’t seen for at least a dozen ...

Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

Consistently washing hands with soap and water is an easy, effective and affordable way to prevent the spread of diseases and save lives. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI – When it comes to taking care of one’s ...

Kellow said hygiene was the most important intervention for human development, saying this should be encouraged by everyone in its entirety. Hand washing with soap reduces diarrhoea related deaths by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Courtesy) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights frequent hand hygiene as one of the most important acts in ...