Being Too Clean Can Make People Sick 333
An anonymous reader writes "Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults may negatively influence the immune system, a new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests (abstract, full paper [PDF]). Triclosan is a chemical compound widely used in products such as antibacterial soaps, toothpaste, pens, diaper bags and medical devices. Bisphenol A is found in many plastics and, for example, as a protective lining in food cans. Both of these chemicals are in a class of environmental toxicants called endocrine-disrupting compounds, which are believed to negatively impact human health by mimicking or affecting hormones."
No shit ! (Score:5, Funny)
I've never been sick (Score:2, Funny)
Bath in my own urine, I do... I've never been sick a day in my life
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not a slob! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I've never been sick (Score:3, Funny)
Bath in my own urine, I do... I've never been sick a day in my life
You'll also probably never had a date in your life too..
Re:No shit ! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I've never been sick (Score:4, Funny)
if gender==female then (send pix|vidz!)
I knew it but Mom wouldn't listen! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:4, Funny)
Well, they're not so bad after a run through the autoclave.
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:3, Funny)
Oh yeah? I licked YOUR keyboard while reading your post.
Bring it on.
Re:Which is why.... (Score:3, Funny)
Malnutrition has dulled your sense of smell?
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:3, Funny)
Well thanks for the lick!
That's the most mouth-based attention anyone's paid any of my appendages for about ten years.
Re:I've never been sick (Score:3, Funny)
I believe he was recently acquitted of all charges, so, ah, you know, must not have actually been him peeing on that fourteen year old in his sex tape.
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:3, Funny)
One word: dentistry.
If that were relevant, the UK would have mortality rates comparable to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Re:Anti-bacterial soap will kill you all. (Score:2, Funny)
i`d like the bathroom boob box to stop spraying me
Re:I've never been sick (Score:3, Funny)
Bath in my own urine, I do... I've never been sick a day in my life
You'll also probably never had a date in your life too..
what do you mean, "probably" ?!
Re:Marketing Gone Wrong (Score:2, Funny)
It does not "kill" "germs" any more than other emulsifiers like lecithin or egg yolks do.
That's why I crack open a raw egg and use that to wash my hands! The first year was Hell. Non-stop diarrhea. But now, Salmonella is totally my bitch.