Perth (The Conversation): Do you wash your hands every time you use the toilet? How about before you handle food? Be honest. Australia’s Food Safety Information Council has released its latest report ...

It’s something we get drummed into us as children and tend to carry on for the rest of our lives. But if you didn’t wash your hands after going to the toilet, is it really that bad for your health?

It’s hard to be blasé about the Sink Twice. I don’t want to oversell a plastic sink that sits over a toilet tank, but this ingenious, relatively low-cost device could help save the world. Why? Because ...

People are more likely to wash their hands properly after using the toilet if they are shamed into it or think they are being watched, scientists said on Thursday. Hand-washing is the cheapest way of ...

(CNN)-- People failing to wash their hands after going to the toilet, rather than undercooked meat or other food, is behind the spread of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, according to new research.

Regular hand washing is being hailed as the best way to halt the spread of coronavirus, and as people line up for a spot of diligent scrubbing, it's led to the unusual sight of queues in the men's ...