February 23, 2011 (San Antonio, Texas) — Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) in place of soap and water in nursing homes represents one of the greatest institutional risk factors for the spread ...

Researchers with the Center for Food Safety have made strides in studying human noroviruses in zebrafish that may help slow ...

If you’re in the Tri-Cities and have been feeling ill, it may be norovirus. The Benton Franklin Health District reports a sharp rise in the highly contagious stomach bug throughout the two counties.

In a warning letter, the US Food and Drug Administration said GoJo, which makes Purell products, should stop making claims that Purell is effective at preventing diseases. "FDA is currently not aware ...

This shows that illness can quickly spread through shared environments at sea. These outbreaks make it clear that relying on hand sanitizer alone is insufficient. The CDC and ship sanitation experts ...

A “newly dominant strain” of norovirus has increased outbreaks of the stomach bug onboard cruise ships, says a US public health agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told USA ...