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Chemical Use

Infectious Disease Prevention Technologies Make List of Top Innovations

The members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) have compiled a list of what they believe to be the top innovations of the year and the ones that hold the most promise for addressing scientific imperatives. Several technologies on the list have important implications for ...More
November 18, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Humans May Lose Battle with Bacteria, Medicinal Chemist's Research Shows

Human beings are swarming with bacteria; even the average healthy adult plays host to about 100 trillion microscopic organisms. Infection takes place when the bacteria get out of hand. Now, a University of Kansas researcher has penned a history of the struggle between man ...More
April 28, 2008
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Dr. Mom Was Right — and Wrong — About Washing Fruits and Vegetables

Washing fresh fruits and vegetables before eating may reduce the risk of food poisoning and those awful episodes of vomiting and diarrhea. But according to new research described today at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, washing alone — ...More
April 10, 2008
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Protecting a Life-saving Blood Product from Human Form of Mad Cow Disease

Amid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly protein responsible for the human form of mad cow disease, researchers in Canada now report development of a special filter that quickly and effectively removes the protein from ...More
April 9, 2008
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Alligator Blood May Put the Bite on Antibiotic-resistant Infections

Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported April 6 at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. They described ...More
April 7, 2008
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
“Healing Clays” Show Promise for Fighting MRSA Infections

NEW ORLEANS -- Mud may be coming to a medicine cabinet or pharmacy near you. Scientists in Arizona report that minerals from clay could form the basis of a new generation of inexpensive, highly-effective antimicrobials for fighting MRSA infections that are moving out of ...More
April 7, 2008
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Hand Hygiene