Germs are all over common restaurant surfaces, but this one item tops them all. Here's how to protect yourself from getting sick. Picture it: You’ve just been seated at your favorite restaurant.

Exercise is good for you – but the gym might not be. Dumbbells, barbells and every machine in between can act as reservoirs for a wide variety of transmissible bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens – ...

Strawberries might look sweet and harmless, but they’re actually one of the dirtiest fruits around, literally. So before you pop one in your mouth, give them a serious wash, like a soak in cold water ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...