What's Lurking in Your Dish Towel?

Although hand-washing is one of the simplest ways to combat disease-causing germs, what you dry your hands with is just as important.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Hand-washing is a simple method of reducing your exposure to bacterial pathogens and disease-causing viruses, but how you dry your hands may be just as important to your health

• Research finds multiuse kitchen towels may be alive with bacterial pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas and coliforms, commonly found in human …