Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

Older floor-level restrooms are still quite common in public areas around Japan. They sit low on the ground, set into tiled flooring, and look alien to many tourists. The intended purpose of the ...

The Secretary of Health and Human services, now 72, made a flippant admission last week that he isn’t afraid of germs because he “used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats,” but his use of illegal ...

Removing hard water stains from your toilet keeps your bathroom looking clean and fresh with minimal effort. Martha’s easy method uses vinegar, a natural and affordable pantry staple, to dissolve ...

A construction worker has invented a "pee patch" to stop men from splashing wee around the toilet - after his partner told him he made too much of a mess. Sheldon Weinman, 28, said he got the idea for ...

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has concluded its probe into the sensational ghee adulteration case that rocked the Tirumala Tirupati ...

Are you aware that sitting on the toilet for too long can jeopardize your health? Healthcare professionals and other experts concluded that sitting on the toilet should not be more than ten minutes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you use a hole in the ground or a fancy gold-plated toilet, on Earth, gravity pulls your waste down and away from you. For ...

Solid doors are being replaced with sliding ones, or even transparent cubicles. For furious guests, this is a cost-cutting measure too far Name: Hotel bathroom doors. Age: Solid doors have existed ...

(Bloomberg) --Shares of Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. gained the most in five years after booming memory demand excited expectations of growth in its little-known chipmaking materials operations.

18 young wrestlers from Odisha were forced to sit beside a toilet in the general compartment of a train while travelling to Gorakhpur to attend the National School Wrestling Championships. The budding ...

The MTA operates 125 public bathrooms in the subways, but an audit published Tuesday found many of the porcelain thrones offered to transit riders lack basic amenities like toilet seats and paper.