Back-to-school season is here, and a return to classrooms can often mean a return to an environment filled with germs that your child can come in contact with and bring home. And we all know, the bad ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - School nurses take care of sick and injured students but also play a role in teaching, and one Charleston County nurse wants to continue teaching a valuable lesson to her ...

Children attending the science minicamp at the YMCA of Dodge County on Thursday learned about germs and the importance of hand hygiene from a local expert. Kim Queisser is a registered nurse with ...

WE WENT TO THE EXPERTS FOR ANSWERS. THERE’S ALL SORTS OF NASTY STUFF OUT THERE. YOU DON’T NEED TO TELL THIS GROUP. THEY ALREADY KNOW THE VIRUSES, THE BACTERIA, EVEN THE BUGS ARE BACK. ONE CATCH OR IS ...

It is a parent’s job to protect their children from anything that may pose a threat to them, including contagious illnesses that could compromise their health. However, have modern-day parents gone ...

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, that can lead to ...

“When kids return to school, they are suddenly in close contact with many students who are outside of their summer social circle and could be exposed to new germs, which can lead to an increase in ...

FARGO -- When kids are covered in food, grime and other assorted sticky stuff, their toys and gadgets inevitably become covered in those substances, too. To illustrate just how dirty kids’ toys can be ...

These germs can stop families in their tracks, but parents can't afford to be slowed down. By adopting a holistic germ-prevention strategy, parents can help prevent the spread of illness-causing germs ...