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• Disaster Preparation

  15 Minutes to a Completed Emergency Plan

  Five ways to be prepared for disasters and emergencies in no time.
• Guests

  Push That Room: Make Guest Bedrooms Look and Feel Fresh

  Simple tips for a happy guest.
• Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  UL: Keep Your Family Safe With Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can stalk any home with fuel-burning appliances. Within minutes, high concentrations of this odorless, colorless and invisible gas can become lethal. Here's advice from UL on how to protect your loved ones.
• Cleaning Science

  Carpet and Fabric Spots from Acne Creams

  Skincare and other household products containing benzoyl peroxide can put bleached spots on carpet and fabrics.
• Carpet

  Truth or Myth: Carpet Aggravates Allergies

  Does carpet aggravate allergies, or not?
• Bathroom

  Bathroom Germs and What to Do About Them

  Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.
• Cleaning Strategy

  High-Quality Speed Cleaning for Cozy Winter Living or Short Notice Entertaining

  Four key housecleaning actions to get it done!
• Kitchen

  Kids in the Kitchen

  Celebrity chef, Rachael Ray, provides tips for cooking (and cleaning) with kids.
• Window Cleaning

  Easy Windows

  Learn how to use a squeegee and you'll be done with window cleaning in half the time or less.
• Window Cleaning

  Bed Bug Update from EPA

  IEHA is pleased to share this update on bedbugs from the US EPA.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Before Guests Arrive: A Checklist

  Here is a short checklist to help make sure you are prepared for company.
• Dust Mites

  Multiple Bodies Found in Nation's Beds

  Dust mites are not only found in beds, they are virtually everywhere.
• Mold

  Silent Menace in Your Home: Mold

  Hannah Keeley offers this first installment in her Healthy Home series about hidden dangers in your home — and what to do about them.
• Spring Cleaning

  Consumer Spring Cleaning Survey Reveals “Dirty” Little Secrets

  Consumers are eager to clean windows, blinds, curtains, clothing, closets & drawers: 72% of households spring clean every year, ACI survey shows.
• Green Cleaning

  How to Choose a Green Cleaning Product

  Cleaning your home is essential for maintaining a sanitary and pleasant environment. So the last thing you want to do is to introduce harmful chemicals in a place you are trying to make safer.
• Sanitizing

  Controlling Harmful Bacteria On Soft Surfaces In Your Home

  Your family may not be the only ones enjoying the sofa. The soft, comfortable places where families relax and play at home can harbor millions of bacteria. For example, Staphylococcus bacteria can live on soft surfaces for 24 hours. Here's what to do about it.
• Hospital Acquired Infection

  Hospital Stay? Tips for Keeping Your Room Clean and Healthy

  APIC, ASHES release tips for keeping patient rooms clean.
• Pets

  Well Look What the Dog Brought In — Infestations, Itching and Disease

  Ways to keep your home and your pet parasite free.
• Kitchen Cabinets

  Don’t Be in the Dark about Under-the-Sink Storage

  Optimize this often overlooked space using a little ingenuity.
• Kitchen Cabinets

  EPA Advises Care When Selecting Pesticides for Bedbug Control

  EPA advises caution with pesticides used for bed bug infestations and suggests non-chemical methods to eliminate and prevent bed bugs.

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