[HitmanLV]

I love the stuff!

[Flavius]

you know all of these scientist can go to he.l

[writer33]

We're doomed. We're all doomed!

[bnelson44]

That does it! I'm not washing up any more.

[WildTurkey]

The agency has the authority to order warning labels on the products

That will work real well!

WARNING!

This product has been shown to kill germs.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Their products have grown significantly in popularity in the last decade, as consumers decided killing germs was better than simply washing them down the drain.

I prefer to hang out with clean consumers rather than dirty bureaucrats telling me what to buy.

[neverdem]

Scientists Build Tiny Vehicles for Molecular Passengers

FDA approves brain stem cell transplant

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLS), i.e. another name for what they are proposing to treat with that stem cell transplant

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list. Anyone can post any unrelated link as they see fit.

[upchuck]

P&G (the devil worshiping company) is NOT gonna be happy about this.

:)

[The Red Zone]

Some non scientific testing on my part, bathing with different varieties of the same soap (Lever 2000) showed the antibacterial soap reduced the incidence of, ahem, body zits compared with its non antibacterial cousins. I'd expect that to happen since the soap doesn't entirely wash away; a small residue remains in the skin. To do a more scientific test, one would have to test the same soap formulation with no differences other than the antibacterial component (triclocarban or triclosan).

[Paloma_55]

OK, here is the deal.

I keep a tube of anti-bacterial soap in my laptop case. I meet people from Asia, shake hands, and sit at the table. I notice they are sniffling.

I casually pull the tube from my bag, squirt a bit on my hands, and rub it in under the table. They have no idea.

Now, explain to me how this is not better than getting up and walking to the bathroom to wash my hands with soap and water????

[Petronski]

Anti-bacterial soaps fight body odors better than any old-fashioned soap.

And if I'm dining out, that restroom had better be equipped with anti-bacterial soap, or management is going to hear from me.


What kind of luddite bullshit is this?

[Williams]

They say the antibacterials don't work, but then they say they are leading to super bactertia. The latter accusation would be based on them killing off most bacteria and leaving behind the more resistant - just like with antibiotics.

Then you see they have absolutely no proof of either accusation. Statistics on infections reported in households is not the same as knowing whether the products kill harmful bacteria. Then they admit there is no evidence any super bacteria are being caused.

They want to restrict the use to hospitals. If they don't work and breed super bugs, why do they use them in hospitals????

[backhoe]

I swear by this stuff:

Just plain old Laundry Soap, and it lasts forever. Some like Fels Naptha, but it's hard to find here.

[Dustbunny]

Dr. Dean Edell said that years (5 or 6) ago on one of his shows.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Ordinary soap is a powerful anti-bacterial. It's a strong surfactant and rips bacterial cell wall apart. There's probably no reason to add anything else. No antibiotics for sure and I doubt that quaternary ammonium salts or other inorganics probably don't increase their killing ability.

[WestCoastGal]

I always carry Purell with me. I have noticed lately that it's getting hard to find. Walmart had only two bottles left the other day. I think it's the flu scare.