And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not protect against some pathogens, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, urging people to wash their hands thoroughly and frequently. Hospitals nationwide last ...

The story about hand washing in health care is short: hand washing is a simple, inexpensive way to prevent infections that have complex, costly implications. Yet healthcare workers (HCWs) clean their ...