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Antibacterial soaps may not beat regular soap and water

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Americans now spend almost $1 billion annually on soaps with antibacterial additives. But do these products actually leave hands cleaner than soap and water would? Maybe not, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

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