PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- It's Global Hand-washing Day and keeping your hands clean may be a big key to staying healthy. Health officials are especially concerned about the upcoming cold and flu season.

Need another teaching tool to get your kids to wash their hands? A fairly recent viral video shows a simple but powerful way to get your point across. Facebook user Kelly Rose Sarno shared a short ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – Widespread flu activity ruined many holiday breaks for families in our communities. Now, as students are preparing to head back to school, families can do a few things to help ...

Area students recently participated in a hand-washing lesson featuring an interactive lecture and a hands-on activity that included a visit to an unusual locale – full of germs! Participants visited ...

ATLANTA — How clean can hands be post-washing? An 11Alive viewer wanted to know more about the germs left behind and what that means for the food we eat. The question: "Is it true that we cannot rid ...

Germs spread from surfaces to people when we touch a surface and then touch our face with unwashed hands. Proper handwashing is the best way to protect yourself and others from being exposed to ...

While previous studies have reported on the benefits of handwashing when it comes to reducing infections, a new study conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that ...