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April 21, 2011

Hand sanitizers no cure for MRSA

The bacterial infection MRSA is so potent that typical antibiotics don't kill it.

So, it seems a little far-fetched that a hand sanitizer could prevent the infection, which can cause death.

Yet, that is what some hand sanitizer companies were claiming.

But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put a stop to that.

The regulatory agency this week ordered four companies to stop making the claims.

FDA offiicials so there is no proof that hand sanitizers prevent MRSA.

These are the companies they slapped on the hand:

1. Staphaseptic First Aid Antiseptic/Pain Relieving Gel, by Tec Laboratories

2. Safe4Hours Hand Sanitizing Lotion and Safe4Hours First Aid Antiseptic Skin Protectant, by JD Nelson and Associates

3. Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic Gel, by Dr. G.H. Tichenor Antiseptic Co.

4. Clean Well All-Natural Hand Sanitizer, Clean Well All-Natural Hand Sanitizing Wipes, and Clean Well All-Natural Antibacterial Foaming Hand Soap, by Oh So Clean Inc., also known as CleanWell Company

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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