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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're reaching for hydrogren peroxide and rubbing alcohol to clean your wound, family physician Dr. Jen Caudle says think ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clean minor wounds with mild soap and water, dermatologist May Hall recommends. (Getty) (PORNCHAI SODA via Getty Images) Do you ...

Every year, countless minor injuries occur in homes, garages and backyards across the country. The immediate instinct for many is to reach for a familiar brown bottle of hydrogen peroxide or a swab of ...

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 ...

Choice of antibiotic did not affect recovery rate for skin infections, according to a study by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Researchers treated skin infections with one of two antibiotics: ...