tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post1041039608517020002..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: Government regulation to the rescue: FDA halts the overuse of antibacterial soapsSteven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-37370621799637375392016-10-01T08:30:16.358-07:002016-10-01T08:30:16.358-07:00So the best thing to do now is to wash your hands ...So the best thing to do now is to wash your hands and sanitize in some other way. I always have this small pack of sanitizer in my bag but now that I'm aware of this, I might as well stick to water and soap instead. I should say rubbing alcohol but it may have the same effect as of those with sanitizers. <br /><a href="http://www.trustessays.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.trustessays.com/</a> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-27240836670304518722016-09-12T09:33:01.363-07:002016-09-12T09:33:01.363-07:00Steve - great article - what about the use of tric...Steve - great article - what about the use of triclosan in suture? Ethicon is heavily marketing their PDS Plus and Monocryl Plus - which are triclosan treated -'antibacterial' suture. I found the following from a couple of years ago that was very critical of it -<br />Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2015, Vol 22, No 3, 551–555<br />ORIGINAL ARTICLE www.aaem.pl<br />Comparison of antibacterial-coated and non-coated suture material in intraoral surgery by isolation of adherent bacteria<br />Klaus Pelz1<br />, Ninette Tödtmann2<br />, Jörg-Elard Otten2<br />1 Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany<br />2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany<br /><br />As well as on ResearchGate.net<br />The researcher posed the question - and the 6 responses were that triclosan in sutures was just a pricey gimmick. In light of the FDA ban on soaps - I wonder if this will/should affect the view on suture? Imagine Ethicon marketing fluff or worse and charging a lot of money for it!<br />Simon Weiner<br />Cleveland, OH<br />MedcareProducts.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271580940927490987noreply@blogger.com