Turns out when it comes to fighting the novel coronavirus—and in general—there's a clear winner. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 understandably has scores of people reconsidering their everyday ...

When you are purchasing soaps for your home, several factors come into play. You may opt to consider cost, color, brand, and other properties. Among these properties, should you consider whether you ...

When it comes to ridding your hands of bacteria, plain old soap is just as good as many "antibacterial" soaps, new research contends. Lab tests conducted by a team of Korean researchers revealed that ...

Bars of soap are an economical way of staying clean. They also use less plastic than the alternative. However, some soaps are ...

Health bodies around the world recognize handwashing as one of the most important health care steps to prevent the spread of disease. The CDC estimates that 30% of diarrhea-related illnesses and up to ...

WASHINGTON — It’s a chemical that’s been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby’s ...

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is finally going to decide whether antibacterial soap actually works, or if it's causing more harm than good. Government researchers plan to deliver a ...

It’s been ingrained in us since childhood. Don’t want to get sick? Wash your hands with antibacterial soap. But the same compound we entrust to fend off the sniffles could actually be harming us—and ...

After more than 40 years of study, the federal government said Monday it has no evidence that the anti-bacterial chemicals used in countless common soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has washed its hands of antibacterial soaps that contain certain active ingredients because manufacturers have not demonstrated their long-term safety and ...

No evidence that antibacterial chemicals help prevent spread of germs Some scientists say the chemicals can interfere with hormone levels FDA to require manufacturers to defend use of the chemicals An ...