Whether it's thwarting a food-borne illness, halting the spread of cold germs or preventing a bout of the flu, good hand washing can help. The importance of hand washing has been highlighted in recent ...

Flu season has a way of arriving uninvited, and it rarely travels alone. The moment someone in your household starts feeling ...

ANN ARBOR -- Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found. A new report shows the second-year results, from 2007-08) of the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Heightened concern over H3N2 and seasonal viruses drives better hand hygiene, yet lapses in public restrooms persist ...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Despite an increasing number of Americans making a point to wash their hands more during cold and flu season, a growing number of people – almost 8 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More Americans are being infected with seasonal influenza and seeking care, according to Centers for Disease Control and ...

Most people are either indifferent to swine flu or fearful, but the makers of Purell hand sanitizer and Clorox are happy. It's been a boon to the business of sanitizing everything in sight as a way to ...

What used to be a predictable “cold and flu season” has evolved into a formidable “triple threat” of the flu, RSV, and COVID-19—and now, the highly contagious norovirus is joining the headlines. For ...

Despite international fears of contracting what has been called “swine flu,” local medical professionals insist people should take no more precautionary measures than what would be taken during flu ...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. is in the midst of a tough flu season, Americans are growing significantly more concerned about getting sick. According to the 2026 ...