Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers protects against germs, but it also strips essential lipids, proteins, and ...

People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that getting alcohol-based hand sanitizer in the eyes can cause serious injury. "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about several hand sanitizer products that have been found to contain wood alcohol, which can potentially be deadly to ingest or on the skin.

We know how thankfully the FDA is banning antibacterial soaps to help fight the scourge of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. My wife, however, recently came home from Bath & Body Works with a handful ...

Norovirus spreads fast, hits hard, and thrives in the very places you are used to trusting a quick pump of sanitizer to keep ...

As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s continuing efforts to protect consumers from potentially dangerous or subpotent hand sanitizers, the agency has placed all alcohol-based hand ...

Sales of hand sanitizers skyrocketed during the pandemic, with Purell alone raking in $1.5 billion from 2020 to 2021. That’s all changed. Now, shelves overflowing with more brands and forms than ever, ...

Regular handwashing is vital in preventing the spread of germs and avoiding getting sick. In many situations, using soap and water to wash hands is the best way to kill microorganisms. However, in ...