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  • Robots allow kids to attend school virtually

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New robot allows medically home-bound students to stay connected with friends and teachers at school.

  • 95% of bathroom users don't wash their hands correctly

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 1:35 PM by LiveScience

    People were more likely to wash their hands if the sinks were clean and if there was a sign encouraging them to do so.

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  • How to make household disinfectants with no bleach

    Fri, Jun 07, 2013 11:57 AM by Networx.com

    You don't have to use the smelly, dangerous stuff to get your house really clean.

  • Is the 5-second rule a myth?

    Thu, May 30, 2013 2:20 PM by Chanie Kirschner

    Warning: You may never look at 'dropped' snacks the same way again.

  • Study: Handbags carry more bacteria than some toilets

    Thu, May 30, 2013 9:27 AM

    Video: A recent U.K. study claims some purses and handbags are loaded with more bacteria than the average toilet. The 'Today' show puts those findings to the test, taking samples from handbags for microbiologist Nathan Lents of John Jay College to analyze.

  • Student science experiment finds plants won't grow near Wi-Fi router

    Thu, May 23, 2013 12:40 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Ninth-graders design science experiment to test the effect of cellphone radiation on plants. The results may surprise you.

  • Dogs bring swarm of bacteria into your home

    Thu, May 23, 2013 8:30 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Households with dogs harbor a wider variety of microbes, and that can be a good thing.

  • A day in the life of the human hand

    Thu, May 09, 2013 3:45 PM by Melissa Breyer

    This hard-working extremity, which allows us to manipulate everything around us, is all-too-often overlooked.

  • FDA reviewing chemical found in antibacterial soap

    Fri, May 03, 2013 9:19 AM

    Video: The FDA is reviewing whether triclosan, an antibacterial chemical contained in liquid soap and body wash, may be ineffective or even harmful to humans. Recent studies on animals have shown an increased risk of infertility, early puberty and other hormonal issues.

  • Chemicals pervasive in Chicago air

    Tue, Apr 30, 2013 11:53 AM by Environmental Health News

    D5, a chemical compound found in a variety of beauty and skin care products, is reaching potentially alarming levels, say scientists.

  • Think air quality doesn't matter? Look at Pittsburgh in the 1940s

    Thu, Apr 25, 2013 12:22 PM by Michael Graham Richard

    Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud — even in the morning.

  • Are you getting too much sleep? You're not alone

    Fri, Apr 19, 2013 4:26 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    A growing number of people in the U.S. are sleeping over nine hours per night during the week and weekend — technically considered getting too much sleep.

  • Black skies: This is what happens when an oil refinery loses power

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 2:36 PM by Shea Gunther

    This is what the skies over Beaumont, Texas, look like whenever one of the local refineries loses power.

  • Tune up your immune system in the garden

    Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56 PM by Stacie Boschma

    For hundreds of years, the human immune system has relied on a regular stream of biological tourists for health, but when things get too squeaky clean, there's a problem. An easy fix: Go dig in the dirt for a while.

  • Norovirus can be transmitted by dogs

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 12:10 PM by Laura Moss

    Scientists once thought animals couldn’t carry human norovirus because of species barriers, but a recent study proves otherwise.

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