Here’s a guide to working with sprays, wipes and a bleach-based solution to clean surfaces of the pathogen. By Tim Heffernan The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 may survive for several days on some ...

Chlorine bleach is a powerful disinfectant, but it can cause damage and create safety hazards when used incorrectly. Bleach is a powerful cleaning and whitening agent used to disinfect household and ...

Bleach is a powerful disinfectant you can use to tackle stains, germs, and even mold. You can clean hard, non-porous surfaces with bleach, such as toilet bowls and bathtubs. Avoid cleaning natural ...

As the state and our communities move further toward re-opening, URMC officials gave some advice on how to disinfect your homes properly. They stress using disinfectants correctly — like properly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science This article is more than 5 years old. The Environmental ...

A science-based guide for fellow germaphobes. By Melinda Wenner Moyer One of my first memories is the pungent smell of rubbing alcohol. Every evening, my mother sprayed the kitchen sink and counters ...

It seems like such a simple and easy way to clean up a dirty surface: wipe it down with a disinfecting wipe, the kind of product sold in easy-to-grab cylindrical canisters. Indeed, in the earliest ...

Lindsay Cook, PharmD, is a consultant pharmacist working with long-term care facilities. You should clean your thermometers with rubbing alcohol or bleach wipes regularly to kill germs. It is best to ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to clean commonly touched surfaces regularly. Throughout the day, most people will likely touch a cell phone multiple times. So, disinfecting a phone ...