bacteria

A highly-invasive and potentially deadly strain of bacterial meningitis is surging in parts of New York State. Here's what you need to know.

Germaphobes beware: You're not safe from germs in your car either. According to a new Queen Mary University study, your steering wheel is covered in bacteria.

Here's something that is sure the make the germaphobes of the world happy --those nice plastic trays at mall food courts are as dirty as a gas station toilet seats.

Luke Bryan says he washes his clothes minimally, especially his jeans. He says he just hangs them up and says he can get about five shows out of them. But, maybe he would start washing his jeans if he knew that 8,500 and 10,000 bacterial units per square centimeter are found on a pair of dirty jeans.