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Katy - 2007-08-21 18:53:06
I used to work with Dr. Aiello - very excited to see this getting press. It always irks me in public restrooms how the soap is always of the anti-bacterial variety, but I haven't come the point of carrying my own soap quite yet...
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ypsidixit - 2007-08-21 19:47:42
That omnipresent antibacterial soap irks me as well. It seems like a general fear reaction or a desire to draw some prophylactic sheath between oneself and the world. Very psychically unhealthy, if you ask me. We should be getting dirtier, not sterile. Dirt is good. Speaking as someone who just harvested a BIG bowl of collard greens from our muddy garden for tonight's dinner.

What I read is that the thing that makes a difference is the scrubbing. They say scrub your hands well--that's the factor that makes a difference. So they say.
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