When I was a kid, my mom would threaten to put Tabasco sauce on my fingers to keep me from gnawing at my nails. Her attempts to stop my compulsion were in vain; I turned to nail biting whenever I felt... Read more >>

My daughter has been licking things lately—bookmarks, a fork handle, her pencils. She’s not a toddler putting things in her mouth; she’s a smart seven-year old who knows this habit... Read more >>

Use these simple precautions on planes, trains, in hotels, on a cruise ship to stay healthy next time you travel: With cruise season to Alaska and Europe hitting full-throttle, it brings with it... Read more >>

The season of flurries and plush winter coats is upon us, but where cold, winter winds blow, germs are quick to follow. How to best protect yourself and your family from catching a cold this time of... Read more >>

Unilever’s Lifebuoy brand has taken its numerous relaunches—2002, 2004, and 2006—to heart. Lifebuoy’s brand mission is: Good health via protection from germs. If you... Read more >>

Ahhh the mall! The house of worship for a congregation of teenage parishioners. They hang out, loiter, and dress in ways that should be “fine-able”. Do their parents know they are there?... Read more >>

The sunscreen is put away and school is back in swing. After a long, hot summer, cooling weather is a welcome relief but not just for us humanoids. Viruses and bacteria are pretty darn happy as well... Read more >>

It’s not hard to find reasons to skip a gym session, particularly when it’s been a long day, your favorite TV show’s on, and the couch feels extra-comfortable. But few of us would... Read more >>

Forget spiders and heights—when it comes to things that women are afraid of, the toilet takes top honors. People think of toilets as steaming cesspools of filth, too covered in germs and... Read more >>

With all the buzz about germs these days, even the most hygienically lax of us have begun giving second thoughts to our cleanliness—soaping up for at least fifteen seconds, coughing into our... Read more >>