Antibacterial soaps will soon disappear from store shelves under orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which said Friday that they provide no benefits over regular soap. Products with ...

Soaps and wash products labeled “antibacterial” can no longer be sold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. Full Episode Wednesday, Jun 25 ...

Of four studies that tested consumer-strength antibacterial soap, which contains 0.2% to 0.3% triclosan, the only instance in which it bettered plain soap was in subjects who washed their hands 18 ...

When shopping for soap or body wash to use in the shower, how do you decide which one to buy? Do you simply reach for the least expensive one? Choose the one that smells the best? Go for the one with ...

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is finally going to decide whether antibacterial soap actually works, or if it's causing more harm than good.. Government researchers plan to deliver a ...

Companies have a year to prove antibacterial products are safe and more effective than regular soap. If they can’t, they will have to change their formula or re-label their products. Related Topics ...

Long-term exposure to triclosan — an antibacterial ingredient found in some soap, toothpaste and other common household products — may lead to liver cancer in mice, according to a new study.

Antibacterial toothpastes, mouthwashes, soaps and hand washes are fueling antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to new research. Rather than killing dangerous bacteria, Triclosan, a common ...

Germ-conscious Americans have taken notice of the findings of a recent Food and Drug Administration panel. While the variety of antibacterial products that have emerged in the marketplace in recent ...

Wash your hands with regular soap, and opt-out of needlessly "antibacterial" products. In places where sanitation is necessary and alternatives can't be used, antibacterial cleaners can be useful.

But most people who wash their hands with antibacterial soap do so for less than 30 seconds, ... Still, Rhee stressed that this result is not the final word on all antibacterial soap products.