Antibacterial Soap May Cause Cancer-Research Underway.

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:30:17 GMT

clipped by: Cielerella
clipper's remarks: Antibacterial soap mixed with water produces toxins.

Chloroform, already suspected to cause cancer, has been found by researchers to form when people use antibacterial soaps.

Environmental chemist Peter Vikesland and collaborators at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg studied soap that contains triclosan, the ingredient that produces the antibacterial feature within soap. With it being already known that antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap for use around the house, the researchers wondered if, in fact, antibacterial soap might actually be detrimental to one’s health.

They based their work on previous research that showed triclosan reacts with chlorine (which disinfects drinking water). This research showed that chloroform was produced, which has been implicated in the past for possibly causing cancer.

Tags: health

Antioxidants Kill

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:18:47 GMT

clipped by: Cielerella
clipper's remarks: Antioxidants don't prolong health, they end it.

Clip Source: www.cosmosmagazine.com

"By eliminating free radicals from our [body], we interfere with some essential defensive mechanisms," read the study. The antioxidant supplements are synthetic and not subject to the same toxicity studies as other pharmaceutical agents.

"Beta carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E given singly or combined with other antioxidant supplements significantly increase mortality," wrote the authors, led by Goran Bjelakovic of the Centre for Clinical Intervention Research at Copenhagen University Hospital. "Our findings contradict the findings of observational studies, claiming that antioxodiants improve health."

Tags: science, research material, health

Clipmarks | Cielerella's 'health' clips

Antibacterial Soap May Cause Cancer-Research Underway.

Antioxidants Kill