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Over the last several years, products labeled as antibacterial have become extremely popular.  Items such as hand sanitizer and soap, laundry detergent, body wash, mouthwash, shampoo, cleaning products and now, even school supplies (really!?!) are made to be antibacterial or antimicrobial.  With flu season approaching and the recent health scare surrounding the H1N1 or Swine Flu virus, people often feel they should take whatever precautions they feel are necessary to avoid these airborne viruses.  The question is … are all of these antibacterial products doing more harm than good?

There are two primary concerns related to the overuse of antibacterial products.  First, scientists have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics causes bacteria to become resistant to these antibiotics, thereby producing superbugs.  Constant exposure to antibacterial products may accelerate the growth rate of these superbugs and further weaken our immune systems.  Read more...