A research study funded by JDRF suggests that a common intestinal bacteria may provide some protection from developing type 1 diabetes. The findings provide an important step towards understanding how and why type 1 diabetes develops in people, and may lead to potential cures.

One in ten adults in England have had a piercing somewhere other than their ear lobe, with a quarter experiencing complications, and one in 100 piercings resulting in a hospital admission, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

An open-access commentary in the December 2007 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology examines a recently launched a global initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat healthcare-associated infection by improving hand hygiene in health care.

Observational study finds one-third of men don't wash hands in public restrooms; 88 percent of women do lather up

Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) Highlights Safe, Beneficial Usage by Millions Every Day

I Ran My Computer's Keyboard Through the Dishwasher.

Over the past seven years, Sydney researchers led by Paul Pholeros and Col James have visited more than 4600 Indigenous Australian households across urban and regional Australia looking for ways to improve people's living conditions.