Many consumers opt for antibacterial soap products because they believe it will keep them healthier and protected against disease. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that ...

Consumers should continue to use antibacterial cleaning products with sufficient active ingredient to kill germs, confident they contribute to healthy living environments, according to a study by a ...

It’s hot out, you’re sweaty and you probably have some body odor. But I’m here to set the record straight: You don’t need antibacterial soap for that. Apparently it’s a necessary reminder after a post ...

It's true, antibacterial soaps, cleaners, and other products are everywhere, and by their name alone you might think "oh, it's antibacterial, so it must be good." Well, the truth isn't quite so simple ...

Dear Doctor: Can you settle an argument in our family? Ever since the Ebola virus hit the news, my aunt has been using antibacterial products for everything. She even had the kitchen walls coated with ...

Branded content. Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Sometimes a regular body wash that merely cleanses the skin of dirt and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's ...

There are certain phrases that stick in your head for years, for seemingly no reason. One of these for me is from a book called Germs! Germs! Germs! that I think we read in kindergarten. One page said ...

Say goodbye to antibacterial soap, in a year it will be a thing of the past. The Food and Drug Administration is banning 19 ingredients in antibacterial soaps, saying they have been doing more harm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report the latest in health, nutrition, wellness and healthy travel. There appears to be little or no evidence that ...

Alarmism is a potent marketing ploy, as illustrated by sales of unproven antibacterial products of the last 20 or so years. Last week a study conducted by a Korean team of researchers added to a now ...

More news today out of the Food and Drug Administration -- so while I'm still writing my follow-up to last week's news on growth promoters, I want to toss this up first. The latest: The FDA has ...