Can Germs Keep Us Healthy?

Jessica, I would ask that you don't think of use of cleaning products as a bad thing. It's about common sense use of these products, including antibacterial cleaners and disinfectants. They products play a role in everyday hygiene routines -- they aren't the only means of infection control.

Please note the front page story on MSNBC right now: Soap up! The 12 germiest places in your life

Jessica, your information on antibacterial soaps with triclosan and triclocarban is just plain wrong. These products have been used safely and effectively in healthcare settings for decades. They've been used outside of healthcare settings safely and effectively for more than a decade. And there is no real-life evidence that use of these products is contributing to antibiotic resistance. To mention these products in the same breath as the overuse of antibiotic drugs as causes of resistance is just plain misleading.

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