Wednesday, July 2, 2008

One Swipe or More? The Lowdown on Germ-Killing Wipes

By Theresa Tamkins

I accidentally dropped a “ health news” bomb on a colleague the other day. I strolled into her office and blurted it out: “Did you hear that antimicrobial wipes just spread bacteria from one spot to another?”
She took one look at the giant canister of wipes spilling out of her purse and another on the desk (she’s a nursing mom), and yelled, “Oh, God! No!”
So let me formally apologize for that one. The study actually found that overusing those wipes could spread, rather than kill, bacteria in a simulated hospital-like setting—not in the home. Read More

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