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- Xvash2, on 10/10/2007, -2/+32Its all lyes I tell you!
- SwissCamel, on 10/10/2007, -2/+25WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! REGULAR SOAP FOREVER!
- mitts2010, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18We have known this for years...
- robford37, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Dugg for common sense. Enough with the antibacterial crap already. We don't need more resistant strains of bacteria!!! STOP THE MADNESS!
- LordSkywalker, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14It's like a random article generator.
- captinherb, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13What? did you RTFA? It repeatedly says that in the article:
"Antibacterial soaps are no more effective than plain soap and water for killing disease-causing germs"
""Antibacterial soaps do not provide a benefit above and beyond plain soaps for generally healthy people living in the community," researcher Allison Aiello, PhD, tells WebMD."
"An FDA advisory panel considered the question of the effectiveness of antibacterial products in the fall of 2005; the panel overwhelmingly concluded that there was no evidence proving that antibacterial soaps were more effective than regular soaps for preventing infection." - evi1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Oh I do love it when spelling Nazis make fools of themselves.
- Enfenestrate, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12It's an article about soap. Think about it for a second
- DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Damnit sorry, here's the link again without the thingy at the end: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070815173055.htm
- greenlight2001, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Don't worry Xvash2, I get you play on words. Very clever. It obviously went over Minigamer1896's head.
- Nickbc87, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Obviously, you didn't get the joke.....oh, and buried.
- nreynolds, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8I COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE MORE EXCITED THAN I AM RIGHT NOW. They all laughed at me when I started "Regular Soap Club" at school, but NOW WHO HAS THE LAST LAUGH?!?!?!?!?!?!?
also, I hate the purell stuff. People need some germs to keep their immune system healthy. - DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Looks like WebMD's website is acting goofy; can't seem to find a solid link. Here's a nearly identical article I found on Science Daily's website:
[Plain Soap As Effective As Antibacterial But Without The Risk: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070815173055.htm] - troyallen069, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6Soylent Green is people
- PrettyLadyGrace, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Freedom of choice, the beautiful thing that America was founded on.
I, personally, do prefer to use more natural soaps though. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4If you really want to get rid of bacteria, just use bleach. If diluted in water, it wont do your skin any harm. Plus, it costs like $2/gallon.
- afruff23, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yeah, this comes up quite often. "Is antibacterial soap as effective as you think? More at 11."
- Prefection, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Remember the scene in Donnie Darko where he advises his girlfriend regarding important invention in human history? He suggested it was antiseptics. Simple, run-of-the-mill soap changed the world, slashed death rates, and massively advanced the human condition. We need to go back to the safe and proven solution. This one is so easy it boggles my mind that our society is still struggling with it.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4I like boobs....
And buried. - rnwen2750, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2We do have a problem and they have been known to select for resistant strains. Try again.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+6Hmm... Commercialism + lobbying = profit!
Keep in mind that not even the FDA is immune to lobbyists. - MrSidnet, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2lol at thinking America has "freedom of choice"
(more so than China, but that's besides the point... - skyfire1, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4THEY STILL BURN YOUR PENIS!
- vornan19, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2'Anti-bacterial soaps are not harmful.'
That's a nice dream you're having there. Why don't you tell me that when you catch a cold that knocks you down and is the worse for using antibacterial soaps and cleaners.
I agree, however, that it is not a FDA matter. Unless you eat the soap. - ghall, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They just figured that out? Wow.
- kenvsryu, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Not to the marketing folks.
- naturewoman56, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Neither I nor my kids have ever used antibacterial soap (I actually prefer Kiss My Face olive oil bars - fantastic!). We've rarely been sick. Killing bacteria has become an American obsession, like so many inane things that we think is necessary.
- netdawg, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2where in the world did you hear that nonsense?
- manfrin, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4I read this as 'Plain Soup', and I was very confused as to why someone would compare soup with antibacterial soap. Silly me.
- cuoops, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Welcome to marketing 101. It's just like bottled water.
- Ataraxy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ah yes and walking around all day smelling like bleach should be just dandy!
- vornan19, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2they're safer (in the long run) also.
- Nikole, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2irish spring ftw
- rnwen2750, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1vornan19 - antibacterial agents are drugs.
- MrTulip, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2-
- Samsong, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Wow, I just couldn't keep this off my mind! Thanks, Digg!
- jivan23, on 12/23/2007, -0/+0Best is traditional soaps such as cold pressed technique http://www.thesoapcoedinburgh.co.uk/faq.php
- mrurc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Yeah, it's like no one knows that viruses are not bacteria. Anti-bacterial soap kills commensal bacteria and keeps them from growing back. They are part of your immune system; you want them to grow back. If you kill commensal bacteria and keep them from growing back, you are more susceptible to viral infection. If you wash your hands with stuff that semi-permanently kills the good bacteria while having absolutely no effect on viruses, you are going to get sick more often. If you wash with regular soap and warm water for 30 seconds, you wash away good bacteria, bad bacteria, and viruses, but the good bacteria starts growing back immediately.
It's not just that anti-bacterial soaps are a disaster in the long run; they are a disaster in the short-run too. - rnwen2750, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Are you mad? Antibacterial soaps are incredibly dangerous in the long run.
- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0haha
- krnldmp, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I bathe in the stuff and take a swig now and then just to be on the safe side. It makes my piss smell like gasoline but I figure it's a small price to pay.
- keepingitcivil, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2But, guys, evolution doesn't exist, so new strains of bacteria that are not susceptible to antibacterial soaps cannot feasibly arise! Religion ftw!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3This has been known for years, at least in some European countries, it's a common knowledge among doctors and nurses in those European countries, and a few years back was "rediscovered" by UCLA scientists and even reported on local news in the LA area as "breakthrough" news. It appears that in terms of basic medical knowledge America has yet to catch up to the rest of the developed (and not so developed) world.
So what else is new? - pb4upoo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0 So why will the companies that made these false claims not be severely punished? Perhaps a refund for every unit they ever sold is in order!
- MJG2007, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0So then, since regular soap kills bacteria, it is by definition "anti-bacterial".
- thoughttrain, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Plain soap dries my skin out horribly
- quomen, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1LAME!
- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Regular soap kills germs by DISSOLVING them, so it's not
just a dead germ, it's also now a useless heap of chemicals...
In fact, they're actually more effective because they completely
take apart the germ, instead of simply poisoning it, as anti-bacterials
do. - satanatnmtedu, on 10/10/2007, -8/+3If you read the article, it is still undetermined. So, this is inaccurate and buried.
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