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 ...

Most people get at least 2 colds a year. You might also be one of the 1 in 5 Americans who come down with the flu. But if you take the right steps, you can beat those odds and make this cold and flu ...

Germs are all over the place, all the time. Truly, those little microbes are living, dying, and multiplying in all of our homes and public spaces at all hours, nonstop. Sure, there's no doubt that ...

You go to the doctor to get well, but, unfortunately, their offices can be so infested with germs that they may make you sicker than you were upon arrival. Earlier this month, a University of Michigan ...

You may have seen Erin's post this morning about Purell (she's not a fan) and the bad news that she's dealing with MRSA again (we're thinking of you today Erin!!). Read her post for the specifics, but ...

Airplane tray tables, bathroom toilets, gas pump handles: Some items you know are dirty. But these six supposedly "clean" things may be teeming with germs, too. The article 6 Everyday Items That You ...

You probably think a microwave door handle must be cleaner than the toilet seat in your office. In fact, most people believe the restroom is the epicenter of germs in the office—and it turns out, most ...

Beginning when Survival Technological Company donated a single golf cart to the Department of Emergency Medicine to use as an EMS vehicle, Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service has grown ...

Attention, germaphobes. Exposure to the microscopic bugs is crucial for keeping kids healthy, according to new research in the prestigious journal Science. The study strongly supports a growing body ...

We tend to describe our immune systems with military metaphors. Pathogens invade our bodies, knock down our defenses, and try to kill us dead. We fight back with hand sanitizer and mild germ-related ...

Cold and flu season is approaching, and with both RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) and COVID-19 surging, it could potentially be a “tripledemic.” In addition to vaccines, protection from these ...