Why start early: Introducing hygiene habits in early childhood helps kids avoid illness, develop self-care skills, and understand their role in protecting others. Key daily habits: Handwashing, dental ...

How do we make hygiene habits stick from an early age? Sahil Talwar, Associate Director at Jagran Pehel, shares how the ...

The rise of hyper-clean habits has become the norm post-pandemic, as maintaining cleanliness is a requirement that helps prevent infection. While staying clean is necessary to avoid bacteria, viruses, ...

Netcare N17 Hospital recently hosted a vibrant, engaging hand hygiene awareness initiative to promote infection prevention and control among staff, patients, and visitors. The hospital came alive with ...

Caption:Experts say products labelled as antibacterial are not necessarily substantiated as being any better than regular soap and water. Photo credit:123rf If you've ever dealt with a sick household, ...

If you've ever dealt with a sick household, the appeal of hand soap to kill germs is understandable and there are plenty of "antibacterial" and "antiseptic" products promising to do that. Hand washing ...

There is no final spin that can distort delicate fabrics on the hand wash cycle. Hand washing fabrics, if done correctly, still offers the least wear and tear on the most fragile textiles. Hand ...

Hand washing is recommended for some types of clothes, such as lingerie, unstructured wool items, cashmere sweaters, and any fabrics that can be damaged by too much agitation. However, the pile of ...

As flu season surges on, there's an easy way to reduce your risk of getting sick: Wash your hands properly. It may seem like common sense, but handwashing is one of the most important of ways of ...

In my bathroom, you’ll find two bars of soap in the shower, one for washing my body and another for hand-washing my underwear from the day before. It’s a habit I picked up from my mom, one that she ...

Hi, it’s Kelly in Atlanta. A run of viral illnesses from my two toddlers has left me wondering whether I’m overusing hand sanitizer. More on that in a moment, but first ... Anyone who has ever spent ...