From helping with aches and cramps to warming up a bed, a hot water bottle is a small but mighty essential for many people.

Hint: It’s probably more often than you think. Find out how not washing your water bottle frequently can impact your health.

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. For the past month, as the weather has gotten colder, I’ve had a routine I do each night. I’ll put a bit of water in my kettle to make some hot ...

It’s time to come clean! Dr. Jason Singh, a primary care physician based in Virginia, is very concerned that you are not washing your water bottles often enough to prevent bacterial growth. “I know ...

After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles?Plastic bottles don't seem to be going ...

Figures shared exclusively with LBC by the Children’s Burns Trust and the International Burn Injury Database (IBID) reveal ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has issued a warning after a dramatic surge in burns associated with hot water bottles and microwaveable heat pads, and is calling on the ...

For a deeper wash, scientists recommend popping the bottle in the dishwasher if it’s safe to do so, or dissolving a denture ...