There's a certain comfort in the toilet seat cover, the tissue-thin layer of grace between your bare behind and a piece of cold, dirty plastic. But what happens if you forgo the cover, boldly ...

Using a toilet seat cover depends on your personal hygiene preferences, experts say. While many people think that the liners protect against germs, it turns out they’re not as effective as you ...

A new study found germs spread whether the toilet lid is up or down. ... "You really have to make sure you always clean the toilet seat and other areas in the restroom," Gerba said.

Using a toilet seat cover can be tricky business. I've never docked a space shuttle or defused a bomb, but I imagine these pursuits are about as difficult as placing a sanitary sheet on the john.

The home toilet was a standard siphonic toilet with a tank and lid in a private residence; there was no gap on the center of the seat. Toilet bowls were seeded with MS2 and flushed.

Dear Annie: I read with interest the letters about putting down the toilet seat. I’ve been browbeaten by various women for the past 60 years about proper seat etiquette, starting with my mother.

If there’s no toilet lid, turn your back when you flush. Your cellphone. Cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats , according to Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the ...