Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As cold and flu season gets closer, theGrio examines some top germ magnets you may not be aware of. Cold and flu season is ...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology found that certain places on the body are “hot spots” for germs and unhealthy bacteria. Scientists at George Washington University in ...

SAGINAW, Mich. — A nurse in Michigan recorded a video to show just how quickly germs can spread during a simple trip to the grocery store -- even if you are wearing gloves. In the video, Molly Lixey, ...

For as long as we’ve known that soil bacteria manufacture molecular weapons to fight each other, we’ve been swiping their battle plans. In clinics and hospitals, those turf-war weapons have become ...

People are very aware of the germs that lurk in public places like grocery stores and airports. But less thought goes to the potentially harmful microbes in private spaces like your bedroom. “We all ...

Diving into a public pool this summer? You might be plunging into a petri dish. While chlorine is the go-to germ killer, it doesn’t work instantly. Some nasty germs can survive in treated water for ...

A nurse in Michigan is demonstrating just how easily germs can spread at places like the grocery store, even when people are taking the precaution of wearing gloves. Molly Lixey, a former emergency ...

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Your bed is your sanctuary, a place where you rest, recover and rejuvenate. But what if the very place you consider a safe haven is actually a breeding ground for bacteria, viruses and germs? Many ...

Proper handwashing could save a million lives a year, according to an expert — and yet many people are doing it improperly, often due to misconceptions surrounding the practice. Doctors recommend ...

Break out the hand sanitizer! Experts say one overlooked airplane surface may be crawling with microbes.