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Moms And Dads Shy Away From Chemicals To Clean Toys That Will End Up In Their Child’s Mouth Lake Forest, Illinois (PRWEB) August 26, 2012 A leading nationwide marketer of vapor steam cleaners today announced that a growing number of parents are purchasing vapor steam cleaners from them to sanitize children’s toys. “Day care centers are required to wash and sanitize toys and play equipment regularly,” says V.K. Dunlop of 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com. “There is every reason parents should...

Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer. It resists most antibiotics, is seemingly immune to disinfectants, and can survive desiccation with ease. Indeed, the prevalence with which it infects soldiers wounded in Iraq earned it the nickname "Iraqibacter." In the United States, it is the bane of hospitals, opportunistically infecting patients through open wounds, catheters and breathing tubes. Some...

SKILLMAN, N.J., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced in vitro study results showing that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), commonly referred to as 'superbugs.' The study results were published in the August issue of the International Wound Journal. In the in vitro study, four...

TANCS®-Equipped Ladybug Steam Cleaners qualify as disinfection devices for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) August 12, 2012 To help consumers ditch their cancer-causing household cleaning products and to make chemical-free Ladybug steam cleaners more affordable, 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com today announced that in addition to free shipping within the continental U.S. it is including a free accessory set worth $30 with each Ladybug steam cleaner order through...

Slippery technology shown to prevent more than 99 percent of harmful bacterial slime from forming on surfaces Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand. A team of Harvard scientists has developed a slick way to prevent the troublesome bacterial communities from ever forming on a surface. Biofilms stick to just about everything, from copper pipes to steel ship hulls to glass catheters. The slimy coatings are more than just a nuisance, resulting in decreased energy...

Researchers Link Traditional Chemical Household Cleaners To Rise In Illness Lake Forest, Illinois (PRWEB) July 28, 2012 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a leading nationwide marketer of vapor steam cleaners, announced today that it hopes to help women ditch their toxic cleaning supplies by making chemical-free Ladybug steam cleaners more affordable. “Chemicals found in traditional household cleaning products may be contributing to the rise in breast cancer according to doctors and environmental...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online “The emergence of novel pathogens poses a major public health threat causing widespread epidemics in susceptible populations.” This is the opening theme proposed by researchers who studied a deadly form of E. coli in hopes that it would prevent another public health outbreak in the future. In particular, a group of researchers from Michigan State University revealed that they were able to decode the strain of deadly E. Coli that...

Ladybug’s Proprietary Patented TANCS® Technology Is Scientifically Proven To Achieve A Greater Kill Rate In 3 Seconds Than A 20-Minute Exposure To Bleach Lake Forest, Illinois (PRWEB) July 18, 2012 Imagine being able to disinfect just about any surface better than traditional chemical disinfectants using only tap water. That’s just what Ladybug vapor steam cleaners equipped with Ladybug’s proprietary patented TANCS® technology do. 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a leading nationwide...

Markets ‘green’ cleaning steam cleaners nationwide that may help prevent breast cancer in women and young children. Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a leading nationwide dealer of vapor steam cleaners, announced today that the company is offering a special promotion to encourage consumers to ditch their toxic household cleaning products. Chemicals found in many household cleaning products may be contributing to the rise in breast cancer in the U.S. according...

The National Science Foundation awards a $150,000 Phase I SBIR Grant to Agile Sciences Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) July 09, 2012 Agile Sciences has been awarded $150,000 for a NSF Phase I SBIR project entitled “Enhancing the Bactericidal Activity of Copper: An Economically Viable Solution for Lowering Copper Usage Rates in Agriculture.” Agile Sciences will collaborate with North Carolina State University Professor of Plant Pathology, Dr. David Ritchie, to evaluate Agile Sciences’...