Copper Fittings Could Eliminate Superbugs in Hospitals
By Mike Adams, October 29, 2008 | Key concepts: Copper, Superbugs and Hospitals
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Use copper on doorknobs, handles and other fittings around the hospital, and it reduces superbug populations by 95%. Why? Because copper is a powerful anti-bacterial element, much like silver. But the U.S. FDA won't allow copper (or silver) to be used in this way because doing so would require admitting that these metals have antibacterial properties. And that, of course, might hurt sales of profitable antibiotics from Big Pharma.
From Telegraph.co.: The ten-week trial involved a set of taps, a toilet seat and a push plate on an entrance door on a medical ward being replaced by copper versions. They were swabbed twice a day for bugs, comparing the results with traditional versions elsewhere in the ward. It found the copper items had up to 95 per cent fewer bugs on their surface whenever tested.... more
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