Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical ...

When you’re stumbling out of bed at 3 a.m., the last thing you want to worry about is whether your baby’s bottle is clean. I’ve been in the unfortunate situation of desperately needing to feed the ...

New parents have enough to do, like trying to get some sleep, so here’s a tip that can save you some precious time: You can skip the sterilizing step. Even if the instructions on bottles, pacifiers, ...

I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. From washing tiny baby clothes to scheduling your day around naptime, new babies bring a whole host of new chores and routines. If ...

The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS)-- A shortage of personal protective equipment is one of the most frequently-cited concerns across the country. North suburban medical equipment sterilization company Medline is ...

Sterilizing equipment, a critical aspect of modern medical care, can be accomplished by bombarding the equipment and its packaging with a beam of electrons or X-rays derived from a particle ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning medical facilities to stop using the Steris System 1 Processor because the product has been significantly modified and the FDA has not approved the modified ...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered what’s been called a “global garden boom,” there has been a renewed interest in various methods and strategies for improving growing conditions ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When sterilizing face masks, the type of face mask and the method of sterilization have a bearing ...

As scientists and advocates push beyond merely managing HIV infection with expensive and toxic prescription medications, an overarching question is: Will a so-called "functional" cure be enough to ...