I was just thinking about my dogs, Frankie, the crazy golden retriever puppy, and Miguel, the sweet old collie with sad eyes, and how much I love to give them kisses on the bridges of their noses. They’re warm and…

Some guy gargling

GGGGGGGGGGGG . . . . “Excuse me” . . . . Spit! . . . . . “I’m gargling.”

Neil Schachter, MD, medical director of the respiratory care department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, has…

Women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men, according to a new study from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In addition, everyone has more varieties of bacteria than they think.
Scientists across the country are working…

Using alcohol-based hand sanitizers and wearing a surgical mask will cut your chance of catching the flu by 50 percent — as well as make you look like the strange guy in the office. So while the University of Michigan…