If you fall and notice you are bleeding, your first step may be to grab a first aid kit and clean the wound to avoid infection. Antiseptics like hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol are commonly used ...

Saljet saline vials are easy-to-use, unit dose sterile saline for wound care. They eliminate the need for large saline bottles and needles, and they greatly reduce the chance of infection in long-term ...

KENYA: The green toilet fly is an unwanted guest in many people’s homes. Owing to its living environments, which include latrines, toilets and hovering over dead rotting carcasses, many people swat it ...

This cleaner and disinfectant isn't safe for all surfaces. Rubbing alcohol can damage wood, painted surfaces, natural stone, and delicate fabrics by stripping finishes, causing discoloration, or ...

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub. Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating ...