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March 01, 2004

Shocking New Discovery!

Today's "well, duh!" headline is:

Antibacterial Soap Doesn't Prevent Viral Infection

You don't say!

In a new study, people who used antibacterial soaps and cleansers developed cough, runny nose, sore throat, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms just as often as people who used products that did not contain antibacterial ingredients.

I wonder why!

Since most common infections, including colds and flu, are caused by viruses, the lack of an effect on symptoms "is not surprising," according to study author Dr. Elaine L. Larson at the Columbia University School of Nursing in New York.

With ground-breaking studies like this, it can only be a matter of time before we learn that stepping on a crack will not, in fact, break your mother's back, and that putting it half-way in, boys and girls, can still get you pregnant.