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

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 ...

Dec. 3 -- WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides evidence that the average cigarette is crawling with germs, including bacteria that cause respiratory disease. But as one ...

Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome has to host enough beneficial microbes to help control the levels of potentially ...

Which tabletop item is germier than a toilet seat? Dec. 30, 2010 — -- Here at "Good Morning America" we have tested just about everything for germs – from pools to playgrounds – even the lemons ...

Some of the worst germs out there aren’t just making us sick for a short while—they’re also laying the groundwork for cancer. A new report from scientists at the American Association for Cancer ...