http://antibacterialmeds.com Antibacterial Medications, Articles and News | Your online guide to common antibacterial problems Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:32:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tea tree oil is considered to have medical and cosmetic benefits, being included in lots of herbal supplemements and skin care products manufactured and sold all over the world. Being part of an ancestral tradition, there are native people from Australia who use tea tree oil in local traditional medicine. ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-products/the-effects-of-an-antibacterial-substance-like-tea-tree-oil.html Store shelves are lined with cleaners shouting “antibacterial kills 99% of bacteria. The public is convinced that they must use cleaning products that contain antibacterial properties to clean their homes and in their personal hygiene. However, the use of antibacterial products can be detrimental to you, your family's health and ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-products/antibacterial-cleaning-products-harmful-to-your-health.html Approximately 10 years ago antibacterial cleaners were introduced into our homes as the cleaning agent of choice. Although antibacterial cleaning agents are not really a new idea, they have been used in hospitals for some time to combat germs. The first antibacterial products introduced to the public were kitchen and bathroom ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/the-hazards-of-antibacterial-products.html The EPA classifies public health antimicrobials as bacteriostats, sanitizers, disinfectants and sterilizers based on how effective they are in destroying microorganisms. Bacteriostats inhibit bacterial growth in inanimate environments. Sanitizers are substances that kill a certain percentage of test microorganisms in a given time span. Disinfectants destroy or irreversibly inactivate all ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/what-is-the-difference-between-bacteriostats-sanitizers-disinfectants-and-sterilizers.html n its broadest definition, an antibacterial is an agent that interferes with the growth and reproduction of bacteria. While antibiotics and antibacterials both attack bacteria, these terms have evolved over the years to mean two different things. Antibacterials are now most commonly described as agents used to disinfect surfaces and ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/how-are-antibacterials-classified.html I take a teaspoon of high quality active probiotics every day, and despite being exposed to a particularly nasty stomach bug, which is "going around", I have remained very healthy, unlike the rest of the people I know. Incase you are unsure what I mean by probiotics; they are the ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/antibacterial-about-cleanliness.html A Food and Drug Administration(FDA) advisory panel has met to examine the safety and effectiveness of antibacterial soaps. Could Cause Problems The American Medical Association (AMA), and a number of scientists, have cast doubts on the use of antibacterial soap. They point out that there is no evidence that these products stop ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/antibacterial-safety.html Although Batista introduced Levy simply as the director of the Tufts University School of Medicine’s Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance and as the author of a book entitled, “The Antibiotic Paradox: How Miracle Drugs Are Destroying the Miracle,” no mention was made of Levy’s affiliation (vice-chairman, chief scientific ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/study-about-antibacterial-soap-part-iii.html While the researchers also reported that they found no evidence indicating triclosan-containing antibacterial products work better than soap and water, the key point here is that there’s no evidence that triclosan is contributing to the development of “supergerms” that would be resistant to antibiotics. The health scare over triclosan-based antibacterial products ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/study-about-antibacterial-soap-part-ii.html We live in a world where sensationalized headlines promoting health scares are far more “newsy” than headlines about studies that debunk junk science or reassure us of consumer product safety. In short, good news is often not news. And while the best part of this story is that a new study ... http://antibacterialmeds.com/antibacterial-solutions/study-about-antibacterial-soap-part-i.html