PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- You may want to rethink accepting a slice of cake after the birthday boy or girl blows out the candles. A recent study, "Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on ...

Some people are worried about the act of "blowing out candles on birthday cake", "Is it possible that the collar will lean on the cake and the bacteria will sprinkle?" Scientists conducted experiments ...

A TikTok user has gone viral after revealing a simple, yet effective hack that allows you to blow out the candles on a birthday cake without spreading germs across the frosting - allowing all those ...

Birthday cakes have been a tradition since the Ancient Romans were around, and celebrating someone’s birth with a delicious pastry seems pretty logical. But have you ever wondered who the first ...

I can identify the exact moment when my relationship with birthday cake changed forever, and it was last week, when I read a study titled “Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a ...

We may be entering the height of cold and flu season which means the tissues are flying, hand sanitizer is being squirted left and right, and everyone is trying their best to cover their mouths when ...

Similar thoughts occurred following the 1918 Spanish Influenza, but that didn't stop people throughout the rest of the century (Getty) Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest ...

Ah, birthdays: the best day of the year, when you get to spit all over a cake baked in your honor and force all of your closest friends to eat it with a smile on their faces. Then, a few months back ...