From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless—some ...

Always wash your towel well, rinse properly and let it air dry completely. [Courtesy] There is a quiet assumption that many people carry into daily routines. You step out of the shower feeling fresh, ...

You might think your towels don’t get all that dirty. After all, you’re clean when you use them, right? Wrong, say dermatologists, who argue that people don’t wash their towels often enough. Here, ...