That’s why, for quite some time, I didn’t notice that our toilet was plagued by brownish mineral deposits around the rim, not to mention the faintly pink bacteria buildup that appears ...

The results of this examination were published in the American Journal of Infection Control. The study shows that shutting ...

But for most of us, public toilets are actually a bit scary. If you squirm at the thought of creepy germs lurking on toilet seats and faucet handles, you probably spend as little time as possible ...

"Would you eat pizza off the toilet seat, even if you had cleaned it first? Probably not. You would be much better off just using bleach or other commercial products designed to kill germs." ...

That'll kill a lot of bacteria and dust mites ... bacteria than pet-food bowls and several thousand times more bacteria than a toilet seat. Like Staphylococcus aureus, which in some rare cases ...

And the toilet seats? Because they lack the moisture than helps germs thrive, they have fewer germs than faucets. "My advice is to always use the end stalls, whether at the airport or any other ...

However, a question often lingers when we see disinfectant advertisements on TV: why do these products claim to kill only 99.9% of germs instead of 100%? To demystify this, we spoke to Dr Aklesh ...

But what about germs on your dishware? We spoke to an infectious disease specialist to learn how dish soap can kill germs and the best way to sanitize dishes. Dish soap does get rid of germs and ...