Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene and stopping germs from spreading.

Signs increase male hand washing. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hand-washing reminders posted in restrooms increase hand washing among men if their message is relatable, U.S. researchers say.

A new study finds that washing hands in cold water works just as well as using warm or hot—and that 10 seconds of lathering is all you need.

Signs telling people to wash their hands were effective, the researchers also found, with people less likely to wash in the absence of a sign. The study was published in the June issue of the ...

Fighting hospital infections 03:36. Hospitals have tried varying ways to promote better hygiene. Signs are posted in restrooms. Some even employ monitors who keep tabs and single out offenders.

All over the walls of CarolinaEast, there are small signs reminding you to wash you hands and use sanitizer to stop the spread of germs, but it's who created them that has the hospital excited.

The Hawaii Department of Health requires restaurants to provide special sinks for workers to wash their hands. It does not, however, require the purchase of signs saying so. DOH is warning of a ...