Soap and toothpaste ingredient may be linked to liver tumors and fibrosis Cleaning yourself to death? -Triclosan, a common antimicrobial in personal hygiene products, causes liver fibrosis and cancer in mice -Study suggests triclosan may do its damage by interfering… Read More ›
Antibacterial soap
UT study: Chemical in antibacterial soaps may harm nursing babies
Contact: Lola Alapo lalapo@utk.edu 865-974-3993 University of Tennessee at Knoxville KNOXVILLE—A mother’s prolonged use of antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The study, which was… Read More ›
Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk – Triclosan no more effective a soap
Contact: Laura Bailey baileylm@umich.edu 734-647-1848 University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Antibacterial soaps show no health benefits over plain soaps and, in fact, may render some common antibiotics less effective, says a University of Michigan public health professor. In the first… Read More ›