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Fit or Fiction: Can My Gym Make Me Sick?

I've heard that many gyms are so germy they can actually make you really sick. Any truth to that? – Alli, Delaware Working up a sweat can be ... Read More »

7 steps to germ-free cooking

If you've ever had a case of food poisoning, you'll know why it's so important to keep cooking surfaces clean and to properly wash your food. Every ... Read More »

Keep it clean

The point of going to the gym is to get healthy, not sick. However, when you take into account what types of germs and viruses are stuck to gym ... Read More »

Keyboards germier than toilet seats

I will never forget a TV special I saw several years ago about household germs. They claimed that germs could "jump" from a toilet bowl and surfaces ... Read More »

Deadly disease lab? We want it! We want it!

12 states are fighting to have a deadly disease lab facility built on their land. The research center would house killers like anthrax, avian flu, and ... Read More »

Superbugs can be controlled by new processes, say Doctors

Can the spread of a dangerous and drug-resistant staph infection be tampered by new processes within hospitals? Some doctors have said that an ... Read More »

The silly things we do (with kitchen sponges)

This is a follow-up post to an earlier article on sanitizing kitchen sponges in the microwave, and all I have to say (between fits of laughter) is ... Read More »

Using weather to predict disease

More and more doctors worldwide are using weather patterns to help get a jump on disease epidemics and other health concerns. In Kenya an outbreak of ... Read More »

Kill kitchen germs with your microwave

Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered that microwaving can kill stuff. People have been sanitizing kitchen sponges in the ... Read More »

Workplace Fitness: Stay healthy on the job this cold and flu season

No matter how dedicated you are to fitness, you can't go out jogging or pick up those free-weights if you're too busy in the bathroom suffering flu ... Read More »