BRITS have been warned against using four brands of skin cleansing wipes “under any circumstances” over fears they could be contaminated with a deadly bacteria. Health chiefs said at ...

Ever since humans found out about germs, we’ve gone a bit overboard inventing antibacterial soap and antibiotics and ...

Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother ...

With this in mind, medics have sounded the alarm when it comes to six specific symptoms of this aggravating ailment. If you have one or more of them, they say, you should stay home and rest up.

The most effective protection against norovirus is washing your hands regularly with warm, soapy water, as alcohol-based hand ...

DEADLY smallpox, which claimed the lives of an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century, could help trigger the next ...

Ascher suggests warm water, mostly because it's most comfortable. "Hot water can be drying on the skin and cold water may not ...

Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

Stomach bugs are pretty common this time of year, but health officials confirm California is experiencing elevated norovirus ...

Taking excessive amounts (more than 1,000mg per day) of vitamin C can trigger unwanted side effects. The NHS states these symptoms 'should disappear once you stop taking vitamin C supplements', ...

The NHS says: "Adults aged 19 to 64 need 40mg of vitamin C a day. You should be able to get all the vitamin C you need from your daily diet. Vitamin C cannot be stored in the body, so you need it in ...